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. If you are not the Media, USE 01376 576000 for other enquiries. We do ask that routine press 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: 8324
Date: 25-05-2013
Time: 16:28
Details: Road traffic collision
Address: M25, junction 26-27
Attendance: 1 x Loughton, 1 x Waltham Abbey, 1 x Ongar
Fire crews have been called to an RTC involving two vehicles. One woman is trapped. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8323
Date: 25-05-2013
Time: 16:25
Details: Road traffic collision
Address: Hatfield Road, Witham
Attendance: 1 x Witham, 1 x Chelmsford
Fire crews have been called to an RTC involving two vehicles. One man is trapped. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8321
Date: 25-05-2013
Time: 16:04
Details: Garage fire
Address: North End, Little Yeldham
Attendance: 1 x Halstead, 1 x Sudbury (Suffolk FRS)
Firefighters were called to a fire in a garage. Crews used one hose reel to extinguish the fire by 16:44hrs. One man was injured and crews administered first aid. The casualty was placed in the care of the Ambulance Service. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8315
Date: 25-05-2013
Time: 14:08
Details: House fire
Address: Hilly Field, Harlow
Attendance: 2 x Harlow, 1 x Old Harlow
Firefighters have been called to a fire in a detached house. Crews report that the fire is on the first floor and in the roof space of the property. Crews are wearing breathing apparatus and are using two hose reels to tackle the fire.
Update 14:47hrs: Crews report that the roof space is 60 percent smoke logged. Firefighters are making steady progress at the incident.
Update 15:24hrs: Crews have extinguished the fire. A thermal image camera was used to check for any remaining hotspots. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8313
Date: 25-05-2013
Time: 13:25
Details: Kitchen fire
Address: Skerry Rise, Chelmsford
Attendance: 2 x Chelmsford, 1 x Great Baddow
Firefighters were called to a fire in a kitchen. Crews wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel to tackle the fire by 13:42hrs.
An 80 year old woman was injured and fire crews administered first aid. The casualty was placed in the care of the Ambulance Service. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8311
Date: 25-05-2013
Time: 13:19
Details: Road traffic collision
Address: B1256, Dunmow
Attendance: 1 x Dunmow, 1 x Leaden Roding
Firefighters have been called to an RTC involving one vehicle. One woman is trapped and crews are using specialist cutting equipment to release the casualty.
Update: 13:59hrs: The woman was released from the vehicle and placed in the care of the Ambulance Service. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8308
Date: 25-05-2013
Time: 12:30
Details: Road traffic collision
Address: M25, Junction 28-29
Attendance: 2 x Brentwood, 1 x Grays
Firefighters have been called to an RTC involving four vehicles, two people are trapped.
Update 13:02hrs: The M25 has been closed in both directions at the location of the incident. Crews are working to free the two casualties and the air ambulance has been requested to the scene.
Update: 13:34hrs: Crews using specialist cutting equipment have released one casualty and they have been placed in the care of the air ambulance.
Update: 13:46hrs: Crews report the second casualty has now been released and crews have completed their work. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8272
Date: 24-05-2013
Time: 20:45
Details: Molten Glass spills from Furnace
Address: Edinburgh Way, Harlow
Attendance: 1 x Harlow, 1 x Old Harlow, 1 x Epping, 1 x Ongar
Firefighters are tackling an incident in which molten glass is leaking from a hole in the bottom of a furnace. Crews are using four jets.
Update 23:05hrs: Crews are working in arduous conditions and steady progress is being made at the incident.
Update 25 May: Crews dealt with the incident by 01:51hrs. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8260
Date: 24-05-2013
Time: 16:47
Details: Road traffic collision
Address: M25, Junction 30 to 29
Attendance: 2 x Grays, 2 x Brentwood
Firefighters were called to an RTC involving one lorry. The vehicle had left the roadway and gone into an embankment. Fire crews administered first aid to two casualties. Crews dealt with the incident by 17:54. -
Details/ImagesIncident No: 8251
Date: 24-05-2013
Time: 13:37
Details: ECFRS crews responding to airport
Address: Stansted Airport
Attendance: 1 x Harlow, 2 x Dunmow, including Pinzgauer off road, 1 x Leaden Roding, 2 x Stansted, including foam tender
Crews are standing by with other emergency services at an incident at Stansted Airport. No further details from ECFRS. Please direct enquiries to Essex Police Press Office.
