Incident Bites News !!!

13:31 20 Apr 2013.  A 55-year-old man was rescued from a burning house by firefighters from West Yorkshire.The incident happened yesterday on the first floor of a house in Bellbrooke Place, Harehills, Leeds.
The male occupant suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to hospital by ambulance. Appliances from Gipton attended the scene, with a fire investigation officer, and used four breathing apparatus and two hose reels.

Fire crews from Stanningley and Bradford stations were called to an end-terrace property on Cavendish Place at 00.30 21/04.

Stanningley watch commander Jens Archer said no-one was in the house at the time of the fire. The fire was in the hallway and stairwell and the rest of the inside of the house suffered smoke damage. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Crews from Fairweather Green fire station were called to Bullroyd Allotments, off Thornton Road, at 3am 21/04.
Fairweather Green crew commander Ryan Tetlaw said a pile of garden waste and household rubbish was on fire. He added that the fire built up from one a plot holder had not put out properly.

FIRE chiefs in West Yorkshire are planning to charge firms and organisations over false alarms. They have decided to take action after hundreds of false alarms due to poor servicing or system faults.
It could bring in well over £½m for the West Yorkshire Fire Service.
In the past 12 months, the brigade was called out to 228 premises which had more than three false alarms.

The biggest number of those calls were :Sschools (88) :Hospitals (41) and care homes (21).
In the same period, fire chiefs have revealed that 12 different premises had more than 20 false alarms – 11 of them hospitals.
A spokesman said: “The purpose of the proposal is not to make a profit but only to recover the costs incurred as a result of attending repeated false alarms caused by poorly-maintained or defective automatic fire alarm systems.
“We would therefore continue to respond to such calls but there would be a financial incentive for commercial owners to ensure their systems are fit for purpose.
“Over time, fewer false alarms would be presented, ensuring fire appliances remain available for real emergencies.”
The brigade are proposing a callout charge of £350 plus VAT.
They insist the charges will not be levied against individuals or when the alarm call is down to a genuine mistake.
Consultation about the plans is expected to start at the beginning of June with organisations likely to be affected including councils and health authorities.