Firefighters from across North and East Yorkshire called to major incident in Hunmanby
Fire crews from Scarborough, Malton, Pickering, Whitby, Driffield and Bridlington, alongside the water bowser from Tadcaster, and the argocat from Kirkbymoorside responded to reports of a stubble field fire in Hunmanby on Sunday (August 9).
The call for assistance was received at 12.47pm to the fire, which measured approximately 100m by 1000m (24 acres).
Crews remained at the scene for some time extinguishing the fire and damping down hotspots.
A crew returned today (Monday, August 10) and used a hose reel jet and small tools to extinguish hotspots and dampen down the surrounding area.
It was just one of a number of incident responded to by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service in a busy weekend of call outs.
On Friday (August 7), at 12.20pm, Malton, York and Acomb crews attended a two vehicle road traffic collision with two people trapped on the A64 Westbound, Barton Hill area.
Fire and Rescue crews worked with hydraulic cutting equipment to assist in releasing of both casualties from the vehicle.
Casualties were left in care of paramedics and the incident was left with Police.
On Saturday (August 8), at 11.17am, two crews from Scarborough responded to a field fire containing stubble in Seamer.
Two hose reel jets used to extinguish and advice was given to responsible persons on site.
Crews were called to another stubble field fire at 4.19pm at Scarborough Road, East Knapton. Malton and Scarborough crews attended the fire which measured 50m x 100m. Crew used hose reels to extinguish.
At 5.37pm, a crew from Whitby responded to a report of smoke that had been sighted on moorland at Danby Low Moor. Firefighters located an area of smouldering moorland measuring 10m x 10m. Crews used an extended hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
At 7.52pm, crews from Malton, Pickering, Filey and Driffield (Humberside FRS) plus Kirkbymoorsides Argocat responded to a field on fire in Duggleby. The fire measured approximately 150m x 100m to a stubble and standing crop field.
Farm Machinery was used to cut fire breaks around the fire and crews used hose reel jets, knapsack sprayers and beaters to extinguish the fire and put a wet line in to prevent re-ignition of the fire.
At 10.21pm, Lythe and Whitby responded to a fire to a combine harvester in Dunsley. Two hose reels were used to dampen down the combine and a small amount of hay on fire in a field. The cause is believed to be wheat dust which had ignited.
On Sunday, August 9, at 8.47pm, Scarborough crews responded to a muck heap on fire in a field near to Musham Bank, Crossgates, Scarborough. Crews extinguished using pitchforks and knapsack sprayers.