Find out what's happening at ECFRS. Here is a selection of our latest news bulletins.
16-04-2009Beds and Luton join ECFRS Legal Partnership
Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service (BLFRS) are the latest brigade to join forces with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’s Legal Department. They join County Durham and...
10-04-2009Firebreak for Down's Syndrome youngsters
This week Essex County Fire and Rescue Service staged a very special, first of its kind, Firebreak course for teenagers with Down's Syndrome. A group of 12 youngsters from across Essex and East...
05-04-2009Soap highlights ECFRS campaign
Recent events in Coronation Street have highlighted the importance of the recently launched ECFRS Smoke and Croak and Fry and Die campaigns. In Monday’s episode (March 30) Peter Barlow...
04-04-2009Single men who drink and smoke are at greatest risk
ECFRS is targeting single men who drink and smoke in a controversial new campaign aimed at pubs, clubs and betting shops throughout the county. The aim is to reach a high risk category of the...
12-03-2009Obesity is wider issue, says chief
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is responding to an average of less than two calls each week to assist in lifting obese patients. Chief Fire Officer David Johnson says ECFRS is an emergency...
