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.
Photographs from incidents may be downloaded for publication. These may be used free of charge by all accredited newspapers and media agencies providing they carry a credit to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Breaches of this arrangement will result in an invoice of £70 per image. Our film footage may also be used under similar arrangement.
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 17704
Date: 14-08-2010
Time: 19:44
Details: Road traffic collision
Address: Corner of Southbourne Grove, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff
Attendance: 1 x Leigh, 2 x Southend
Fire crews were called to an RTC invloving two vehicles. One vehicle, a Taxi containing the driver and four customers were able to exit the vehicle once it had come to a stop unaided suffering only minor injuries. One woman was trapped in the second vehicle which mounted the central reservation crashing into in a lamp post. Fire Crews worked along side the Ambulance Service using hydraulic cutting equipment to free the woman, whilst Police protected the scene and diverted traffic around the incident. Crews released her by 20:20 and she was placed in the care of the Ambulance Service.
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 17663
Date: 14-08-2010
Time: 09:00
Details: Terraced home alight
Address: St John Street. Maldon
Attendance: 1 x Tiptree, 2 X Maldon, 1 x Tollesbury
Firefighters are tackling a fire in a terraced house. The officer in charge reports that the house is 50% well alight.
Update - The fire was fully extinguished by 09:59hrs. Crews used three hose reel jets, one main jet and two sets of breathing apparatus to tackle the blaze.
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 17637
Date: 14-08-2010
Time: 07:08
Details: RTC - one man trapped
Address: Epping Road, Ongar
Attendance: 1 x Ongar, 1 x Brentwood, 1 x Harlow Rescue Tender
Firefighters released a man from his car following a one vehicle RTC in which his car left the road and ended up on its side. Using one set of hydraulic cutting equipment crews had released him by 08:54 leaving him in the care of the ambulance service.
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 17642
Date: 13-08-2010
Time: 22:59
Details: Garage Fire
Address: Beach Road, West Mersea
Attendance: 1 x West Mersea, 2 x Colchester, 1 x Wivenhoe
Firefighters tackled a fire in a garage containing cars last night. The officer in charge reported that the garage was completely on fire.
Using two hose reel jets and two main jets crews had extinguished the fire by 00:01hrs although they remained at the scene throughout the night turning over and damping down to ensure that there were no hotspots.
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 17593
Date: 13-08-2010
Time: 11:58
Details: Field fire
Address: Church Lane, North Weald
Attendance: 1 x Epping, 1 x Dunmow (pinzgauer) 1 x Ongar
Firefighters have been called to a field of stubble on fire measuring 500 square metres. Crews are using beaters to tackle the fire.
Update: The fire was extinguished by 12:54 and the fire is believed to have been started accidently. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 17580
Date: 13-08-2010
Time: 09:50
Details: Toilet seat stuck on toddler
Address: Tewkesbury Close, Loughton
Attendance: 1 x Loughton
Firefighters had to use cutting equipment to get a training toilet seat off an 18 month old boy after it had become stuck.
Leading Firefighter Steve Seary said: "He had been wearing the training toilet seat as a hat and his Mum turned her back and then he slipped it down over his ears and it was stuck.
"It was around his neck, but it wasn't tight or causing him any difficulties. We used a pedal cutter, which is part of our RTC rescue cutting equipment but is powered by a hand pump rather than the hydraulic power pack, to cut the toilet seat away.
"The boy was really brave and sat still so we could work. He seemed just fine afterwards and we were happy to see him free of his toilet seat."
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Details/ImagesIncident No: 17560
Date: 13-08-2010
Time: 00:32
Details: Road traffic collision
Address: Woodridden Hill, Epping
Attendance: 1 x Epping, 1 x Harlow, 1 x Loughton
Firefighters were called to an RTC involving two vehicles, one man was trapped and crews used two sets of cutting equipment to release him by 01:30 -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 17539
Date: 12-08-2010
Time: 18:10
Details: Fire in flat
Address: Bedells Avenue, Black Notley
Attendance: 2 x Braintree
Firefighters were called to a fire in the kitchen of a first floor flat. Crews extinguished the fire by 18:33, the flat was smoke logged and crews ventilated the area using a high pressure fan. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 17450
Date: 11-08-2010
Time: 17:14
Details: Speed boat stuck in mud-5 people rescued
Address: Benfleet Creek, Canvey
Attendance: 2 x Canvey, 1 x Southend (rescue tender) 1 x Grays
Firefighters have been called to a speed boat stuck in mud at Benfleet Creek. The boat is 15 metres from the shoreline, a man and a woman and three young children under the age of 10 years old are inboard. Fire crews wearing dry suits are laying out a rescue path to reach the stranded party.
Assistant Divisional Officer Nigel Dilley said:
"The two adults and three children were returning from a trip out on their boat when the the tide was against them and they become stranded approximately 15 metres from the shore.
"The Coast Guard had called in the Fire Service to assist in the rescue. Firefighters had to wear dry suits and lay out two rescue paths across the mud to reach the stranded speed boat.
"Crews rescued the stranded party and safely brought them to the shoreside by 18:24
ADO Nigel Dilley added:"If you are planning a day trip out to sea always make sure that everyone on the boat is properly equipped and you are aware of the times of the tide before you set sail." -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 17408
Date: 11-08-2010
Time: 09:44
Details: Horse in ditch
Address: Leewick Lane, St Osyth
Attendance: 1 x Clacton
Firefighters gave oxygen therapy to a horse which they had freed from a ditch. Crews used strops and worked with a vet to release the stricken animal.
