Incidents

The incidents shown on this page are a selection of the most notable incidents Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has attended. Click on the headline of each incident to see the full details.

An archive of historic incident details are available on our Transparency site.

Closed
Smoke alarms alert family to bedroom fire
Location

Falbro Crescent, Hadleigh

Attending station

Rayleigh Weir, Leigh

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.22pm, 28 Apr 2024

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Closed
Working smoke alarms save family
Location

Woodside, Southminster

Attending station

Burnham, Tillingham, South Woodham Ferrers

Incident type

Fire

Date

2.47am, 27 Apr 2024

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Closed
Smoke alarm saves man who fell asleep and set fire to mattress with cigarette
Location

Vange Hill Drive, Basildon

Attending station

Basildon

Incident type

Fire

Date

9.21pm, 25 Apr 2024

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Closed
Four dogs rescued after shed fire
Location

Notley Road, Braintree

Attending station

Braintree, Chelmsford, Halstead, Great Dunmow

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.17pm, 25 Apr 2024

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Closed
Smoke alarm alerts family to kitchen fire
Location

Arne Court, Laindon

Attending station

Basildon, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

9.00pm, 22 Apr 2024

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Ongoing
Scrap yard fire
Location

Mores Lane, Brentwood

Attending station

Basildon, Chelmsford, Orsett

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.59pm, 22 Apr 2024

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Closed
Fire in industrial unit
Location

Gardiners Lane South, Basildon

Attending station

Basildon, Billericay, Corringham, Leigh, Orsett, Rayleigh Weir, Southend

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.36pm, 18 Apr 2024

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Closed
Haystack fire
Location

Butterfield Chase, Latchingdon

Attending station

Maldon, Southend

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.39pm, 16 Apr 2024

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