Three fire crews called after fire sighted on moor near Whitby
Fire crews from Whitby, Lythe and Goathland were called into action after a fire was sighted on moorland at Goathland.
Crews attended the incident at 3.03pm on Wednesday, March 3. On arrival, the fire was confirmed to be controlled burning under supervision. Advice was given.
Slightly earlier in the day, at 2pm, crew from Scarborough responded to a vehicle which was on fire on Barry’s Lane. Crews extinguished the fire and dampened down using one hose reel jet, two breathing apparatus and a thermal imaging camera.
At 2.57pm, a crew from Danby responded to a report of trees on fire in Commondale. On arrival this was confirmed to be a control burn under supervision. Advice was given.
At 3.34pm, a crew from Whitby attended a road traffic collision in which a motorbike had come off the road. Crews carried out casualty care with general first aid. An ambulance had been requested prior to arrival of fire and rescue crews and the incident was left with police on the scene.