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Incident summary - Night shift Monday 23rd November

Incident Summary – Night Shift Monday 23rd November 2020 

In order to ensure that people are not identifiable from our incident round-up, we will no longer be providing street names for smaller towns and villages, where incidents have occurred. 

Market Place, Hawes 

Time of call: 1945 

Hawes attended an incident involving 1 sheet of roofing lead hanging in a precarious position from a hotel roof. Crews used a 13.5m ladder to remove the lead and gave advice to the owner.  

Harmby Road, Leyburn 

Time of call: 2146 

Leyburn attended an automatic fire alarm at a commercial site. Crews gained access to the site and confirmed this was a false alarm due to a system fault.  

Strensall, York 

Time of call: 2200 

Huntington attended an automatic fire alarm at a healthcare building. This was believed to be a false alarm due to an unknown cause.  

Crossgates, Scarborough 

Time of call: 2327 

An appliances from Scarborough gained entry to a log cabin where an elderly male had fallen inside. Crews were able gain access using a lock removal tool and handed the casualty over to paramedics for a precautionary check over. 

Skutterskelfe, Stokesley 

Time of call: 02:16 

Stokesely crew attended a smoke alarm activation at a commercial premises. This was a false alarm. The cause was unknown. 

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