Essex County Fire and 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 Authority is responsible for fire and rescue services covering an area over 1,400 square miles and a population of 1.8 million.

Incidents

Shower unit ignites causing bathroom fire

Berkley Hill, Stanford-Le-Hope
25/06/2019 @ 09:24
Man rescued from roof top after construction incident

Castle Shot, Great Barfield
24/06/2019 @ 14:05
Road traffic collision - two vehicles

Harwich Road, Colchester
24/06/2019 @ 12:47
Road traffic collision

South Road, South Ockendon
24/06/2019 @ 06:19

Latest News

21/06/2019
Why every day is #BringYourDogtoWorkDay for Graham
Today is national Bring Your Dog to Work Day, but for Urban Search and Rescue Dog Jarvis and his handler Graham Currie every day is just that. “Jarvis is with me pretty much 24/7 - whether that’s on station, at home or ...
14/06/2019
Barbecue safe this summer
Now that the warm, light evenings are with us and the summer holidays are fast approaching, barbecues are beginning to sizzle across Essex. But behind the bangers and burgers, summer fun has a serious side. As part of the Fire Kills campaign, ...
31/05/2019
Funding for local causes on offer, courtesy of Colchester Fire Swim
Following the successful Fire Swim event held at Colchester Leisure World last October, organisers are looking for local organisations which could benefit from the charity funding raised. Colchester Fire Swim has been running for more than three ...
29/05/2019
Buzz of excitement: Life as an on-call firefighter at West Mersea
"When your alerter goes off, no matter what time it is or what you're doing, you get that buzz of excitement because you just don’t know what’s about to happen next,” said Darren Allen, on-call firefighter at West ...

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.

Recruitment

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.

Events Calendar - June 2019

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We advertise most of our fire service events on our Facebook page.

Click here to go to our Facebook events page.

Summer fire station open day dates

Here are the dates for our fire station open days 2019. Open days are 10am - 4pm unless stated otherwise. For station details please go to our Station Locations.

Fire Station	Date
Thaxted	Saturday 1 June (at the Thaxted Fayre, 11am-4pm)
Braintree	Saturday 8 June
Waltham Abbey	Saturday 8 June
Weeley	Sunday 9 June (at the Weeley Fete).
Witham	Saturday 15 June
Chelmsford	Saturday 22 June
Great Dunmow	Saturday 22 June
Saffron Walden	Saturday 29 June (at the Army Day Event on the Common)
Essex Fire Museum	Saturday 29 June (10am-3:30pm)
Billericay	Sunday 30 June (10am-5pm)
Southend	Saturday 6 July (11am - 4pm)
Leaden Roding	Saturday 13 July
Ingatestone	Sunday 14 July
Epping	Saturday 20 July
Grays	Saturday 20 July
Hawkwell	Saturday 27 July (11am-4pm)
Old Harlow	Saturday 27 July
Tiptree	Saturday 27 July
Wivenhoe	Saturday 27 July
Frinton	Saturday 3 August
Burnham	Saturday 10 August
Clacton	Saturday 17 August
Corringham	Saturday 17 August
Dovercourt	Saturday 17 August
Brentwood	Saturday 24 August
Brightlingsea	Monday 26 August
Leigh	Saturday 31 August (10am-3pm)
Halstead	Saturday 7 September (10am-3pm)
Newport	Saturday 7 September
Stansted	Saturday 7 September
Orsett	Sunday 8 September
Great Baddow	Saturday 21 September

About Us
Our Mission: To make Essex a safe place to live, work and travel.
Incidents
25/06/2019 @ 09:24 Shower unit ignites causing bathroom fire
Latest News
21/06/2019 Why every day is #BringYourDogtoWorkDay for Graham
High-Rise
Fire Safety Advice.
Recruitment
Work for us and join our team.
Home Fire Safety
Book your FREE home visit, which includes free smoke alarms here.
Business Safety
Find out how you can help prevent fires affecting your business, and what your responsibilities are under the law.
Events Calendar

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