Welcome to Essex County Fire & Rescue Service

About Us

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is one of the largest fire and rescue services in the country, serving a County with a wide variety of risks.

The Service is governed by Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority (EPFCC). The EPFCC Fire and Rescue Authority is responsible for fire and rescue services covering an area over 1,400 square miles and a population of 1.8 million.

Thankyou Thursday - Elderly woman thanks Service for helping to fix faulty smoke

Our Home Fire Safety team has been thanked for helping to repair a faulty smoke alarm. Last week, we were contacted by an elderly woman in Doddinghurst who had a faulty smoke alarm. Our Home Fire Safety team spoke to the woman on the phone ...

25/03/2020

Home fire safety advice on YouTube

As an emergency service, keeping people safe is always our main priority, but in challenging times like this it is more important than ever to reach people in different ways. Data tells us accidental house fires are more likely to happen ...

23/03/2020

Spending more time at home? Get your whole family involved in home fire safety

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is inviting families to show how they’re taking extra care at home, in a bid to stop house fires increasing while people find themselves indoors. With the risk of accidental house fires increasing when ...

16/03/2020

Fire service ready to respond despite pandemic

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has been putting plans in place to ensure residents across the County will get an emergency response when they need it during the current pandemic. Rick Hylton, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, said: “We want ...

Road Safety

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting road safety and seeking to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads of Essex as a result of road traffic collisions (RTCs).

In 2007 1,065 people were killed or seriously injured on the roads in Essex. By 2017, this has fallen by 19% to 855. Whilst this is a tremendous success, and a tribute to the effectiveness of road safety activities in Essex, the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads remains unacceptably high.

Home Fire Safety

Knowing how to reduce the risk of fire in your home is an important part of living safe and well. You can find lots of useful information about the common causes of fire in the home and what you can do to prevent them in the links above.

We offer free home visits to any Essex resident. If you do not have working smoke alarms, or have working smoke alarms but would like more information about how to live safely and securely at home, book one of our free visits today.

Business Safety

Business owners are responsible for the protection of their property and their workforce and we want to work with you to ensure this process is smooth. Among the responsibilities is a requirement to carry out your own fire risk assessments and create a plan.

Within this area of the website, you'll find a range of information and links to guidance to help you comply with legislation.

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About Us
Our Mission: To make Essex a safe place to live, work and travel.
Incidents
28/03/2020 @ 11:43 12 flats evacuated after deliberate fire
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26/03/2020 Thankyou Thursday - Elderly woman thanks Service for helping to fix faulty smoke
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Home Fire Safety
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Business Safety
Find out how you can help prevent fires affecting your business, and what your responsibilities are under the law.
Events Calendar
11/07/2020 Chelmsford Fire Station Open Day

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

About Us

Incidents

12 flats evacuated after deliberate fire

Two boats destroyed by fire

PHOTOS: Bonfire sets two sheds alight

Family left homeless after laptop charger causes fire

Latest News

Thankyou Thursday - Elderly woman thanks Service for helping to fix faulty smoke

Home fire safety advice on YouTube

Spending more time at home? Get your whole family involved in home fire safety

Fire service ready to respond despite pandemic

Road Safety

Recruitment

Home Fire Safety

Business Safety

Events Calendar - March 2020

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Chelmsford Fire Station Open Day

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