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Incident Summary 14th January Day Shift

07:16 Harrogate

A crew assisted an ambulance crew gain entry to a property.

09:41 Daleside, Darley

A crew attended an electrical power line that had fallen and was sparking. Crews stood by until the arrival of an engineer.

10:30 Buttercrambe, Malton

A crew attended an incident where high levels of rain water were entering a property. They used sandbags and a light portable pimp to clear water from the patio area.

A stallion in a flooded field had sustained a cut to its leg, crews dressed the wound and led the horse out of the field. Photos of his rescue can be seen at https://twitter.com/sierra18NY 

11:06 Darley

A crew were requested to assisted an ambulance crew move a casualty from a property into an ambulance due to adverse weather conditions.

12:17 Contable Burton

A crew assisted police to gain entry to a property

12:50 Leeds Road, Tadcaster

Crews attended a road traffic collision where a car and a van had collided causing the car engine compartment to ignite. A member of the public extinguished the fire using a dry powder extinguisher prior to crews arrival. No-one was trapped in either vehicle. Crews used a hose reel jet to dampen down.

14:16 Scrayingham, Malton

A crew came across a delivery van stuck in flood water. They pushed the van out of the water.

14:49 Scarborough

A crew were asked to assist an ambulance crew move a patient from a property into an ambulance.

15:05 Acomb, York

A crew were requested to assist an ambulance crew gain entry to a property.

15:22 High Street, Hinderwell, Saltburn-by-the-Sea

A number of crews attended an incident involving a fire in a living room of a house. Crews used hose reel jet and thermal imaging camera.

Update- the cause is believed to be a CD tower stood to close to the hearth. There was fire damage to the CD tower and moderate smoke damage to the living room

15:39 Dalton, Thirsk- incident ongoing

A crew are in attendance at an incident where flood water is close to properties. Crews are using a light portable pump to pump water away and are being asssisted by a farmer with a digger. 

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