Busy 48 hours for firefighters across Yorkshire coast as domestic fires and traffic collisions spark multiple callouts
Firefighters from both Humberside and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Services were kept busy over Sunday and Monday (July 19 and 20), responding to a range of incidents including grass and shrub fires, domestic appliance blazes, road traffic collisions and rescue calls.
At 3:02pm on Monday, Humberside crews attended Church Lane, Sewerby, where they extinguished a grass fire using a hose reel.
Earlier that day, at 09:33am, firefighters were called to South Sea Road, Flamborough, after an adult male had fallen into a ditch. Crews used a short extension ladder to release the man, who was then left in the care of a family member.
On Sunday at 3:54pm, crews were mobilised to Hastings Walk, Bridlington, following a report of residual fat on fire inside an oven. The occupier had extinguished the fire using a foam extinguisher before firefighters arrived and had isolated the oven prior to their arrival. Fire damage was confined to the oven, while smoke detectors were fitted and had activated.
Earlier that morning, at 05:30am, firefighters attended Holyrood Avenue, Bridlington, where a toaster had caught fire. The blaze had been extinguished before the fire service arrived, and advice was given to the occupier.
Meanwhile, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was also called to a number of incidents.
At 08:58am on Monday, Scarborough firefighters attended Sandybed Lane, Scarborough, after a bonfire spread to a nearby fence. Crews used one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
At 13:08pm a crew from Scarborough responded to a single-vehicle road traffic collision on Filey Road, Scarborough. Firefighters assisted in making the scene safe and used one hose reel jet to dilute a fuel leak before leaving the incident with police.
Just ten minutes later, at 13:18pm crews from Malton and York attended a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A64. Firefighters assisted with scene safety as the vehicles involved were hybrids and used thermal imaging cameras to check for hotspots before the incident was left with police for vehicle recovery.
At 14:42pm Malton firefighters were mobilised to Scarborough Road, Norton, following reports of a fire in the open near a power line. Crews found a 5m x 5m area of shrubland on fire, caused by cables from the power line. One hose reel jet was used to extinguish the fire before the incident was handed over to National Power Grid for cable repairs.
Later in the day, at 17:22pm firefighters from Robin Hoods Bay attended a property in Robin Hoods Bay to assist paramedics with the extrication of a casualty. Crews used ambulance equipment and crew power to assist before leaving the casualty in the care of paramedics.
At 18:54pm crews from Scarborough and Filey were called to a tumble dryer fire in Staxton. On arrival, firefighters discovered the fire had spread into the roof above the room. Two breathing apparatus wearers and two hose reel jets were used to extinguish the fire, while a thermal imaging camera was used to check for any further fire spread.
Later that evening, at 21:52pm, a crew from Malton returned to Staxton after smoke was reported coming from within a metal container used to hold paper at the scene of the earlier fire. Firefighters used one hose reel jet to extinguish the remaining fire and dampen down the area.