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About our Service

About our Service

Essex is home to two airports, Stansted and Southend, as well as Harwich seaport, Lakeside shopping centre, Coryton oil refinery, power stations, docks at Tilbury and, along the Thames, seven underground stations and parts of the M25 and M11…

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Save Safely

Save Safely

Fires cost. At best it’s smoke damage and a new appliance, at worst it’s your house or even your life. Here are our best tips to save money while staying safe at the same time. 

The cost of living is rising and people are…

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Winter Safety

Winter Safety

During winter months, you might have more electrics, more items and more people in your home or you might be lighting candles and cooking more. Follow our advice to keep you and your family safe this winter. 

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Welcome to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

We are one of the largest fire and rescue services in the country, serving the county of Essex which has a wide variety of risks, covering an area of 1,400 square miles and a population of 1.8 million.

We provide prevention, protection and emergency response services from 50 fire stations across Essex.

We are Essex Fire

Online Home Safety Check

In a bid to reduce the number of house fires in Essex we are encouraging everyone to complete the online home safety check to evaluate your own fire risk at home.

You can carry out a check for yourself, or any family members. Friends, neighbours, registered carers, support workers and partner agencies can all use this tool.

Start your online check now

Education Hub

The best way to keep our community safe is to reduce risk and prevent fire, road and water emergencies and incidents from happening, and we need your help. Here, you can find lots of information about fire safety for children of all ages.

Education hub
Latest incidents - we're there when you need us
We respond to a variety of emergencies, including fires, road traffic collisions, specialist rescues, maritime incidents, flooding, and incidents relating to hazardous materials.

Here you can find details of some of our incidents. We don’t list details of every incident we attend but only those where there is an important safety message, or we need to warn and inform. We also highlight good work from our crews or some of our more interesting rescues. 
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Fire

Hob fire
Redgrave Road, Basildon
01 Feb 1.40pm
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Road traffic collision

Control staff rescue lost dog following road traffic collision
London Road, Rivenhall
30 Jan 9.40pm
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Fire

House fire - no working smoke alarms
Winnock Road, Colchester
30 Jan 9.36pm
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Animal rescue

Horse Rescue
Church Lane, Billericay
30 Jan 12.17pm
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Fire

Fire in an agricultural building
High Easter Road, Barnston
29 Jan 10.14am
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Road traffic collision

Road traffic collision - one person trapped
Pod's Brook Road, Braintree
28 Jan 11.32pm
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Fire

Deep seated chimney fire
Alderford Street, Sible Hedingham
26 Jan 5.36pm
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Fire

Hairdryer catches bedding alight
South Road, South Ockendon
25 Jan 3.58pm
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Animal rescue

Firefighters rescue 28-year-old horse
Wrabness Road, Ramsey
25 Jan 2.24pm
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Fire

Has your chimney been swept? Crews extinguish chimney fire
Creeksea Ferry Road, Canewdon
24 Jan 10.43pm
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We are Essex Fire

Incident statistics for 1 January - 31 December 2022.

17,771
Incidents attended
7,226
Home safety visits
4,468
Inspections and audits at commercial properties
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Warm Spaces

Harlow Fire Station
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Some of our fire stations are providing a warm space this winter for the local community to come and enjoy companionship, conversation, activities and hot drinks.

Find a warm space local to you:

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Deputy Chief Fire Officer Moira Bruin reads Bedtime Story

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Moira Bruin - Deputy Chief Fire Officer
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Deputy Chief Fire Officer Moira Bruin reading "The wolf is not sleeping", a heart-warming story written to comfort children whose parents work as firefighters.

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Would you know if one of your appliances was unsafe?

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging residents to register their appliances online to be made aware of any safety recalls.

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Celebrate Lunar New Year safely

Lunar New New 2023 - Year of the Rabbit
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With celebrations taking place from 22 January to mark the Lunar New Year, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is giving advice for communities across Essex to celebrate safely.
 

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Local manufacturer awarded for commitment to fire service and community

Rob Empson, Station Manager Terry Maher, Dion Panting, Karl Edwards and Dave Ford
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service awarded its first ever Commercial Long Standing Service Award to Tiptree manufacturer Mumford & Wood.

 

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Fire service launches new online home safety check service

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Essex residents can now easily check how safe their home is at the click of a button.  

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Essex Fire Dog deployed to explosion in Jersey

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service's Graham Currie and search and rescue dog Jarvis were deployed to Jersey after an explosion at a block of flats left 12 people missing.

 

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MBE honour for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’ Terry Jewell

Terry Jewell
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Station Manager Terry Jewell from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) has been awarded an MBE by His Majesty The King in the New Year 2023 Honours list. 

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Essex County Fire and rescue Service reflects on busy year

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Field fire in Broomfield, August 2022
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Record-breaking temperatures and thousands of extra calls and incidents; 2022 has been a year like no other for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS).

 

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Rayleigh Fire Station hosts Christmas lunch for local residents and volunteers

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Chris Parker handing a guest her dinner at the Rayleigh Christmas lunch
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More than 80 residents in Castle Point were welcomed to Rayleigh Fire Station for a Christmas lunch supplied by Sainsbury’s in Rayleigh Weir on Thursday. 

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Our Fire Stations

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Find out more about all of the fire stations in our County.
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Read about Water Safety
Most people don't think of the fire service when it comes to water rescues, but it's an important part of our work.
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The Essex Fire Museum

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The Essex Fire Museum gives visitors the opportunity to take a fascinating look at the history of the fire service here in Essex.
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Education Hub

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters

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Rivenhall
Witham
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CM8 3HB

 

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