North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have revealed why they were at Oliver's Mount in Scarborough on Friday night.
Officers from the town were called out just after 6.45pm on Friday evening.
Firefighters were mobilised to a report of a fire in a woodyard.
The crew dealt with the problem quickly at one of the town's highest points, extinguishing it using a backpack sprayer.
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Scarborough Town Council is set to decide on funding for interpretation boards that will celebrate the coastal town's historic and ongoing role in global signals intelligence.
A twenty-one-year-old Zimbabwe international has secured a permanent move to Whitby Town following a successful pre-season trial.
The Environment Agency has launched a public consultation after granting draft environmental approval for a controversial temporary gas exploration rig on the North Yorkshire coast.
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