Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

About Us

Our purpose: We improve, protect and save lives. Our vision: To make Essex a safe place to live, work and travel. Our priorities: Service Led, Community Focused, Kind Culture, Financially Sustainable. About Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is one of the largest Fire and Rescue Services in the country, serving a county within which there are a wide variety of risks. The Service is governed by Essex Fire Authority representing Essex County Council, Thurrock Council and Southend Council areas.

Incidents

Road traffic collision - two casualties

Maldon Road, Burnham
22/07/2017 @ 00:42
Woman rescued from 12ft trench

Dry Street, Langdon Hills
21/07/2017 @ 20:09
Van fire - smoke spreads to nearby flat

Chapel Street North, Colchester
21/07/2017 @ 14:11
Cigarette sparks house fire

Berecroft, Harlow
21/07/2017 @ 01:44

Latest News

07/07/2017
Tesco employees become on-call firefighters
Two local supermarket employees are swapping their Tesco uniforms for firefighter uniforms to help protect their local community. Ian Noble and Darrel Drake both work at Tesco in the Grove Shopping Centre, Witham, and have successfully ...
06/07/2017
Fire service visits 4725 flats to reassure high-rise residents
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is continuing to visit high-rise flats across Essex following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Technical Fire Safety Officers have been carrying out full fire safety checks on high-rise flats in Essex, and ...
03/07/2017
Three people killed on Essex roads in 24 hours
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has issued road safety advice following three fatal road traffic collisions in Essex over the weekend. The collisions took place in Littlebury (near Saffron Walden), Epping and Leigh on Sea on Saturday 1 July ...
24/06/2017
Register your household appliances
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging residents in Essex to check their fridge-freezers after it was confirmed yesterday that the fire in Grenfell Tower was started by a Hotpoint fridge-freezer. The Government is asking consumers ...

Road Safety

Essex County Fire & Rescue Service is committed to reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads of Essex as a result of road traffic collisions (RTC’s). On average we attend more than 1,200 road traffic collisions every year. We see the devastating effect of these crashes and our firefighters often have to cut the victims free from the wreckage. This is why we work closely with partners in the Safer Essex Roads Partnership to reduce the number of crashes, deaths and serious injuries on Essex's

Recruitment

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service values its people, recognising that their contribution is crucial to its ongoing growth and development. As part of the team, you truly can make a difference and play your part in our future. We offer a challenging and rewarding environment for those interested in a career here, not just for firefighters but for a variety of roles such as Control, Corporate Communications, Procurement, Engineering, Finance, ICT, HR, Learning and Development and Property Services – we employ a team of

Home Fire Safety

Fire safety at home It’s important that you know how to reduce the risk of fire in your home. In our home fire safety pages you'll find lots of information about the common causes of fire in the home and what you can do to prevent them. Don’t forget, if there is a fire inside your home – get out, stay out and call 999. Click on the links at the top of this page for more information about how you can keep yourself, family and home safe from fire. We also have the home fire safety information in

Business Safety

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is committed to helping all businesses in the County by providing advice and information on fire safety issues and legislation. In October 2006, new laws came into force meaning that the way ECFRS does business with its commercial partners have changed dramatically. Business owners are now responsible to the protection of your property and your workforce and we want to work with you to ensure this process is smooth. Among the new responsibilities is a requirement to carry out your own fire

Events Calendar - July 2017

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Fire Station Open Days 2017

Here is our list of fire station open days 2017. Please bring your friends and family along to one of our events for a great day out.

Unless stated otherwise, open days are 10am-4pm.

Fire Station	Date
Thaxted	Saturday 3 June (at The Star, Thaxted)
Braintree	Saturday 10 June
Grays Fire Museum	Saturday 17 June
Newport	Saturday 17 June
Southend	Saturday 24 June (11am - 4pm)
Leaden Roding	Saturday 1 July
Epping	Saturday 8 July
Great Dunmow	Saturday 8 July (10am-3pm)
Burnham	Saturday 15 July
Clacton	Saturday 15 July
Witham	Saturday 15 July
Saffron Walden	Saturday 22 July
Tillingham	Saturday 22 July (at the Tillingham Flower Show)
Tiptree	Saturday 22 July
Canvey	Saturday 29 July
Old Harlow	Saturday 29 July
Billericay	Saturday 5 August
Frinton	Saturday 5 August
Shoeburyness	Saturday 12 August
Chelmsford	Sunday 13 August
Manningtree	Sunday 13 August
Corringham	Saturday 19 August
Wivenhoe	Saturday 19 August
Hawkwell	Sunday 20 August
Dovercourt	Saturday 26 August
Brightlingsea	Monday 28 August
Stansted	Saturday 2 September
Weeley	Saturday 2 September
Coggeshall	Saturday 9 September
Colchester	Saturday 9 September
South Woodham Ferrers	Saturday 9 September
Wickford	Saturday 9 September
Maldon	Sunday 10 September
Rayleigh Weir	Saturday 16 September
Halstead	Saturday 23 September
Basildon	Sunday 24 September
Leigh	Saturday 30 September

Need to find a fire station address? Check out our "Station Locations".

High-rise fire safety advice animation.

For more information go to: www.essex-fire.gov.uk/highrise

About Us
Our Mission: To save and protect lives, property and the environment.
Incidents
22/07/2017 @ 00:42 Road traffic collision - two casualties
Latest News
07/07/2017 Tesco employees become on-call firefighters
High-Rise
Fire Safety Advice.
Recruitment
Play your part in our future.
Home Fire Safety
Book your FREE home safety visit, which includes free smoke alarms here.
Business Safety
Find out how you can help prevent fires affecting your business, and what your responsibilities are under the law.
Events Calendar

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