Firefighters cut trapped casualty free after Whitby crash in busy weekend of calls
Fire crews from along the Yorkshire coast were called to a variety of incidents over the weekend.
On Friday (July 24) at 12.52pm, a crew from Filey responded to reports of a seagull with its leg trapped in a kite wire, on the roof of a single story building in Gristhorpe. Crews gained access to the trapped bird through an open velux window and freed it.
Just two minutes later, at 12.54pm, a crew from Scarborough responded to reports of a seagull trapped in netting in Eastborough, two storeys high. Crews cut the netting to allow the seagull to be released.
At 6.19pm, Kirkbymoorside’s appliance responded to reports of a deliberate fire in the woods at Peaslands Lane, Thornton Le Dale. Crews used two knapsack sprayers to extinguish and a thermal imagining camera was used for hotspotting. The incident was left with police.
On Saturday (July 25), at 11.53am, a crew from Scarborough responded to a residential property where a wooden board had blown from nearby scaffolding and impacted the roof of a ground floor kitchen on North Marine Road. Crews removed the board using a triple extension ladder and recip saw. Advice was given to the homeowners of the property.
At 12.30pm, a crew from Scarborough responded to multiple reports of a fire to grass at Blenheim Terrace. This was a fire measuring approximately 5m x 5m and crews extinguished and dampened down using a hose reel jet. The cause is believed to be deliberate.
Later in the day, at 6.58pm, crews from Whitby and Lythe attended a two vehicle road traffic collision on Guisborough Road, Aislaby. One person was trapped. Crew stabilised the vehicle and removed the side of the car to allow the casualty to be released from vehicle. Two people in the other vehicle had minor injuries and all three casualties were taken to Hospital.
On Sunday (July 26), at 10.08am, a crew from Scarborough responded to reports of smoke sighted in a field in Flixton. On arrival crews found one round bale on fire and liaised with the responsible person. The bale was moved to a safe location with no risk of spreading. It was advised for the responsible person to remain in attendance until it had fully extinguished.
At 1.27pm, a crew from Scarborough responded to assist an individual who was locked in a vehicle and the keys were not working in Filey. Crews gained access by breaking the rear window, no injuries were sustained.
At 1.42pm, a crew from Sherburn responded to reports of a fire behind a commercial garage in Malton. On arrival crews found a fire measuring approximately four x four metres. Crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish and a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.