Person trapped behind door – North Yorkshire fire calls

Selby firefighters went to the aid of a person who had fallen inside  a property and couldn’t get up at 8.40am. Crew members used their strength to lift the uninjured person who was left in the care of family members.

In Tadcaster, crews put out a fire in a skip using a hose reel jet at Station Road at 9.30am.

In Ripon, a fire alarm activation at 9.43am turned out to be a false alarm at Boroughbridge Road due to a fault in the system.

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Multiple signals had been received, but on investigation, it was found to be a false alarm.

A Whitby crew helped a person who had fallen behind a door in a property on Byland Road, and was able to get back up just after 11am.

They gained entry using small tools and bolt cutters and helped the person, who was then left in the care of carers.

In Sherburn in Elmet, Tadcaster firefighters assisted the Yorkshire Ambulance Service with the difficult extrication of a casualty, who was left in the care of paramedics.

In Scarborough, a wooden board that had blown from nearby scaffolding hit the roof of a ground-floor kitchen on North Marine Road.

The board was removed, and advice was given to the homeowners.

A report of black smoke in the open in Stainsacre, Whitby, turned out to be controlled burning, which had been extinguished before the fire service’s arrival.

In Blenheim Terrace, Scarborough, numerous people raised the alarm about a fire to grass measuring approximately 5m x 5m was extinguished by crews. The cause of the fire is believed to be deliberate.

In William Plows Avenue, York, a fire alarm activation in a residential property was found to be a false alarm due to cooking fumes.

In Tadcaster, a fire in the open at the rear of a property, measuring approximately 10m x 5m, was extinguished by crews using a hose reel jet.