Essex County Fire and Rescue Service offers a 24/7 service to the press. Our incident database is updated on a regular basis by the media team and we have established a hotline - 01376 570 814 - where you will be able to reach us round-the-clock. We do ask that routine check calls are not made between 10pm and 6am, because all items of interest will be posted here as they happen. Please note this is NOT a service for the public and press from outside our local area are asked politely to adhere to these guidelines.
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 18974
Date: 01-09-2010
Time: 01:45
Details: Sheds alight
Address: Rectory Road, Grays
Attendance: 2 x Grays
Crews were called to tackle a fire involving a series of sheds in gardens to the rear of properties in Rectory Road. Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters used two hose reels to tackle the blaze, which is not thought to be suspicious.
The incident was dealt with by 02:38 hrs. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 18958
Date: 31-08-2010
Time: 20:13
Details: Farm buildings alight
Address: Blue Gates Farm, Main Road, Alresford
Attendance: 1 x Wivenhoe, 2 x Colchester
Crews have been called to tackle a blaze involving a range of farm buildings measuring 30m x 40m. Initially two appliances were sent to tackle the incident and on arrival at the scene firefighters reported that half of the buildings were well alight. The officer in charge requested the attendance of an additional appliance for manpower and water.
At 20:31 hrs, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were using two hose reels to tackle flames. By 20:48 hrs, the officer in charge reported that the incident had been sectorised and that crews were using two main jets and two hose reels to tackle the incident and to prevent spread.
At 21:10 hrs, crews reported that the fire had been extinguished and that they were turning over and damping down to ensure there were no hotspots.
The incident was dealt with by 21:28 hrs.
We have no information relating to the cause at this stage. Crews are due to revisit the scene for inspection at 08:00 hrs Wednesday. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 18945
Date: 31-08-2010
Time: 16:55
Details: Fire at car wash
Address: Oak Corner, Maldon Road
Attendance: 2 x Maldon
Firefighters were called to a fire at a car wash. The single storey building measured approximately 30 x 15 metres. Crews wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel. The Electricity Board were requested to isolate the power supply as the fire is believed to have been started by an electrical fault, the incident was dealt with by 17:26
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 18919
Date: 31-08-2010
Time: 08:39
Details: Road traffic collision
Address: Wake Arms, Theydon Bois
Attendance: 1 x Epping, 1 x Loughton, 1 x Harlow
Firefighters were called to an RTC, one person was trapped and crews used specialist cutting equipment to release the casualty by 09:40, first aid was administered by crews.
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 18910
Date: 30-08-2010
Time: 22:33
Details: A flash in the pan!
Address: Oxford Road, Clacton
Attendance: 2 x Clacton
Crews were called to deal with an unusual situation at a house in Clacton last night. One man suffered flash burns to his head, legs and torso after trailing a spider that had frightened his wife in their bathroom.
It appears the wife had spotted the creepy crawly in the bathroom and asked her husband to capture it. He sprayed it first with an aerosol where it was lurking behind the toilet bowl and when that didn't appear to work, he lit up his lighter to spread some light on the situation as the bathroom bulb had blown.
There was an almighty explosion which blew the man back into his hallway and lifted the hatch on the loft. He did exactly the right thing by jumping into the shower and cooling his burns with cold water while his wife raised the alarm.
Firefighters arriving at the scene administered emergency first aid while waiting for Ambulance teams to arrive and the man, who was 28 years old, was left in their care.
"There was some scorching to the back of the toilet but any fire was out before crews arrived at the scene," said a Fire Service spokesman. "We're not entirely sure whether the spider got away or not but there was no sign of it at the scene." The incident was dealt with by 22:48 hrs. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 18861
Date: 30-08-2010
Time: 11:00
Details: Woman treated for burns after house fire
Address: Stock Chase, Heybridge, Maldon
Attendance: 2 x Maldon
A 29-year-old woman suffered burns to her right hand, forearm and left foot after fire broke out in her home. The casualty, who also suffered the affects of smoke inhalation, was left in the care of an Ambulance Service team.
Firefighters reported that the fire was out when they arrived at the house. They inspected the property to make sure it was safe before leaving the scene. -
Details/ImagesDate: 30-08-2010
Time: 06:03
Details: Smoke issuing from house
Address: Neptune Court, Hythes, Colchester
Attendance: 2 x Colchester, 1 x Wivenhoe
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel to tackle a fire in a semi detached property. Initially it was reported that people may be inside, but on arrival at the scene crews reported that everyone had been accounted for and there were no casualties.
The fire in the property, measuring 5m x 10m, filled the entire house with smoke. Once the blaze was extinguished at 06:50 hrs, crews used a high pressure fan to clear the house of smoke. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 18841
Date: 30-08-2010
Time: 02:28
Details: Cars alight
Address: Long Stay Car Park, Stansted Airport
Attendance: 1 x Stansted, 2 x Dunmow, 1 x Thaxted
A joint Police and Fire Service investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of a blaze involving 24 parked cars in the airport long stay car park.
Initially the incident was reported as a vehicle alight and a single appliance was sent to the scene. But on arrival the officer in charge requested three additional crews when firefighters reported the incident involved multiple cars.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used four hose reels and one main jet to tackle the incident. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 18840
Date: 30-08-2010
Time: 22:30
Details: Haystack alight
Address: White House Farm, Main Road, Rettendon Common
Attendance: 1 x Woodham Ferrers, 1 x Baddow
Crews were called to tackle a blaze involving 100 tonnes of hay. They reported that the stack was 100 per cent well alight when they arrived at the scene.
While the blaze was allowed to burn under control, they used two hose reels and five beaters to protect surrounding areas and to ensure that the fire did not burn out of control.
The incident was dealt with by 05:02 hrs. The cause is thought to have been deliberate. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 18796
Date: 29-08-2010
Time: 12:21
Details: House fire
Address: Shenfield Road, Brentwood
Attendance: 2 x Brentwood, 1 x Ingatestone, 1 x Chelmsford, 1 x Basildon, 1 x Billericay
Crews were called to tackle a fire in a detached house. Initially two appliances were sent to tackle the incident at the property, measuring 6m x 6m and unoccupied at the time of the incident. On arrival at the scene, the officer in charge requested the attendance of an additional appliance and an aerial ladder platform to assist in firefighting operations.
At 13:21 hrs, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were using two hose reels and one main jet to tackle the fire, along with two ladders. Crews reported that the roof was in danger of collapse and that salvage operations were in progress.
At 13:24 hrs, the officer in charge requested a fifth appliance and the urgent attendance of Gas and Electricity Board engineers to isolate supplies to the property.
At 13:48 hrs, crews report steady progress is being made and that the fire is surrounded. Two main jet and two hose reels are in use.
The fire was extinguished by 14:09 but crews remain at the scene turning over and damping down to ensure no hotspots have developed. A two pump relief will take over at the scene at 15:00 hrs.
A joint Police and Fire Service investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of the incident. No casualties have been reported.
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