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All areas Allerdale Barrow-in-Furness Carlisle Copeland Eden South Lakeland
e.g. Accident, chip pan fire, rtc or road traffic collision.
Found 29 incidents matching the search criteria:
Rescue entrapment, Workington
(Allerdale)
At 10:12 hours on the 15th January 2021 three fire engines attended an incident on Pittwood road, Lillyhall. The Fire service assisted the ambulance paramedics with the removal of one casualty from entrapment. The Fire service were in attendance for just under one hour.
Building fire, Whitehaven
(Copeland)
At 23:54 hours on the 15th January 2021, two fire engines attended a property on Sneckyeat court in Whitehaven. The alarm was caused by fumes from cooking and one casualty was treated for smoke inhalation. The Fire service personnel left the scene at 00:53 hours 16th January.
Building Fire, Barrow-in-Furness
(Barrow-in-Furness)
At 23:23 on 14th January 2021, two fire engines attended an incident on Abbey Way Barrow-in-Furness. The fire involved the kitchen of a domestic flat. Firefighters used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel to extinguish the fire and were detained approximately one hour.
Road Traffic Collision, Stainton
(Eden)
At 07:28 on 14th January 2021, three fire engines attended a road traffic collision on the A66 at Stainton, Penrith involving one car and one heavy good vehicle. One casualty involved in this incident which has been confirmed as fatal. Fire crews were on scene for approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
At 15:43 hours on 13th January 2021, three fire engines attended a domestic property fire on Whinlatter Drive, Barrow-in-Furness. Fire fighters used one hose reel, two breathing apparatus, one thermal imaging camera and one positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire. Crews were in attendance for approximately four hours.
Building Fire, Egremont
At 14:26 hours on the 10th January 2021 five fire engines attended an incident on Shakespeare Avenue, Egremont. The fire involved the kitchen of a two story terraced domestic property. Fire crews used two breathing apparatus one hose reel and one thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire and were detained for one hour and fifteen minutes.
Building Fire, Broughton Moor
At 13:03 hours on the 10th January 2021 three fire engines attended an incident on Heatherfields, Broughton Moor. The fire involved food in the oven in a domestic property. Fire crews used two breathing apparatus one hose reel and one thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire. One casualty was treated for smoke inhalation by northwest ambulance service. Fire crews were detained thirty minutes.
Building Fire, Barrow
At 04:51 hours on Saturday 9th January 2021, two fire engines attended a fire involving a garden shed in the rear garden of a domestic property on Rating Lane in Barrow-in-Furness. While on scene crews used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire, crews also utilised a nine-metre ladder. Crews remained on scene for approximately thirty-five minutes.
Road Traffic Collision, Bowerhouse Bank
At 17:45 hours on Saturday 9th January 2021, two fire engines attended a road traffic collision on Bowerhouse Bank. One casualty was extricated and left in the care of paramedics. Crews were in attendance for fifty minutes.
Building Fire, Carnforth
(South Lakeland)
At 03:52 on the 07th of January 2021, three fire engines attended an incident on Old Scotch Road Killington, Carnforth. The fire involved a barn firefighters used one hose reel, two breathing apparatus and a compressed air foam jet to extinguish the fire.
Building Fire, Culgaith
At 10:27 on Wednesday 6th January 2021 two fire engines attended an incident in Culgaith. The fire involved the loft space of a domestic property. Firefighters used four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, two thermal imaging cameras, a ceiling hook and a positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire. Crews were engaged two hours and fifteen minutes.
Building Fire, Temple Sowerby
At 08:34 on the 4th January 2021, six fire engines along with supporting appliances attended a fire off the main road through Temple Sowerby to a fire involving a large barn which contained straw, hay and farm machinery. Crews assisted with moving 160 cows to a place of safety. Firefighters used a water bowser, four main jets, a hose reel and two breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire and remained in attendance for over six hours.
Building Fire, Kendal
At 18:19 on 31st December 2020 two fire engines attended a fire involving a domestic property on Windermere road, Kendal. Fire fighters used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and a positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire. Crews were in attendance for forty minutes.
Road Traffic Collision, Newlands
On Thursday 31st December 2020 at 17:02 hours three fire engines were called to Portinscale to grange at Newlands to reports of a road traffic collision. Crews used twin rope access equipment to rescue on casualty. Casualty were handed over to North West Ambulance Service. Crews were on scene for around fifty minutes.
Road Traffic Collision, Dalston
(Carlisle)
At 14:22 hours on 30th December 2020, two fire engines attended a road traffic collision on Cardew Road, Dalston. Firefighters extricated one casualty from a vehicle using small tools. Crews were in attendance for forty-five minutes.
Vehicle Fire, Dufton
At 13:23 hours on the 30th December 2020, two fire engines attended an incident on Greenhow access road to Dufton. The fire involved a tractor. Firefighters used a compressed air foam system to extinguish the fire and were detained one hour.
Building Fire, Carlisle
At 20:05 on 29th December 2020, two fire engines attended an incident on Millholme Avenue, Carlisle. The fire involved a kitchen of a domestic property. Firefighters used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel to extinguish the fire and administered oxygen therapy to one casualty who was conveyed to hospital crews were detained for approximately ninety minutes
Rescue of Persons, Papcastle
At 14:08 on Monday 28th December 2020 three fire engines attended an incident on the A595, Papcastle. Firefighters used two airpaths and one sand lance to rescue one casualty who was stuck in mud. Fire crews were detained eighty minutes.
At 18:19 hours on Saturday 26th December 2020 two fire engines attended a building fire on Church court, Roose road, Barrow-in-furness. The fire involved the front of a derelict property. Crews used two breathing apparatus, a thermal imaging camera and one hose reel jet and were in attendance for approximately forty minutes.
At 12:04 hours on 26th December 2020, three fire engines attended an incident on Ainslie street, Barrow-in-furness. The fire involved a cellar of a domestic property. Firefighters used four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets and a thermal image camera to extinguish the fire and were detained for approximately one hour and thirty minutes.
At 19:02 hrs on Friday 25th December 2020 three fire engines attended a building fire on ocean road, Barrow-in-Furness. the fire involved a kitchen and one casualty was administered oxygen therapy on scene by fire service personnel. Crews were in attendance for approximately one hour.
Road Traffic Collision
At 07:49 hours on December 25th 2020 two fire engines attended a road traffic collision in new bridge Greenodd Ulverston. One casualty was extricated from a vehicle by fire service personnel before being passed to paramedics. Fire service were in attendance for one hour.
Animal Rescue, Sedbergh
At 19:27 hours on 23rd December 2020 two fire engines and the four-wheel drive response vehicle attended an animal rescue at Moser Hill in Dent, Sedbergh. Fire personnel used throw lines, swift rescue kit and portable lighting to rescue a sheep stranded in water. Fire crews were in attendance for one hour.
Road Traffic Collision, Grange of Sands
At 15:28 hours on 23rd December 2020 three fire engines attended a road traffic collision involving persons trapped on Lindale Brow, Grange over Sands. The incident involved four vehicles with three casualties trapped. Fire fighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to release the casualties and were left in the hands of paramedics and an air ambulance. Crews were in attendance for approximately one hour forty minutes.
Road Traffic Collision, Kendal
At 16:55 hours on 22nd December 2020, three fire engines were mobilised to a road traffic collision on Shap Road, Kendal involving one heavy goods vehicle overturned. Firefighters released one casualty from the cab using small tools and one environmental grab bag was used to contain a spill. Fire crews were on scene for approximately one hour.
Animal Rescue, Troutbeck
At 11:18 hours on the 22nd December 2020, three fire engines and the water rescue unit attended an incident at Mellfell View, Troutbeck. Firefighters used animal rescue gear, saw, lighting, angle grinder and farm machinery to extricate four cows from a slurry pit. Fire crews were on scene for over three hours.
At 19:58 hours on the 18th December 2020, two fire engines attended a road traffic collision involving two vehicles with persons trapped on the A66, Long marton. Fire Service personnel administered first aid to two casualties who were than left in the care of paramedics. Fire crews made the scene safe and were in attendance for approximately one hour and twenty minutes.
Building Fire, Maryport
At 15:55 hours on the 18th December 2020, two fire engines and a rapid response vehicle attended a building fire at Ewanrigg, Maryport. This was a fire involving an outbuilding, the fire was extinguished using one hose reel. Fire crews were in attendance for approximately twenty-five minutes.
At 20:14 hours on Thursday 17th December 2020 three fire engines attended Dale End Road Carlisle. This was a small fire in a domestic kitchen that was out on arrival. One casualty removed to fresh air suffering smoke inhalation. An ambulance attended the scene. Crews were detained for approximately thirty minutes.
End of incident list.