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

Book your home safety visit

If you live in Essex you can call 0300 303 0088 or book online for a free home safety visit.

We will provide and fit smoke alarms completely free of charge, provide personalised home safety advice and signpost you to additional advice and support for your health and wellbeing.

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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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Animal rescue

Firefighters rescue dog and fox trapped under shed

Cross Road, Maldon

14 Sep 9.19pm

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Fire

Fire at recycling centre

Hovefields Avenue, Basildon

14 Sep 1.15am

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Animal rescue

Firefighters rescue dog

Downham Road, Runwell

13 Sep 12.25pm

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Fire

Scrap metal fire

Port of Tilbury

12 Sep 6.42pm

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Fire

Electrical fault causes house fire

Pendle Drive, Basildon

12 Sep 12.25pm

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Fire

Firefighters praise family for quick escape during house fire

Paxfords, Laindon

06 Sep 6.32am

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Fire

Firefighters save dog from house fire using pet friendly oxygen masks

Stanstrete Field, Braintree

05 Sep 6.36pm

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Animal rescue

Horse rescue

Mucking Hall Road, Barling Magna

05 Sep 11.54am

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Fire

House fire caused by electrical fault

Chaucer Crescent, Braintree

03 Sep 1.19pm

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Chemical incident

Butane gas canister left on hob causes explosion

St Andrews Lane, Basildon

02 Sep 8.09pm

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We are Essex Fire

Incident statistics for August 2024

1,792

Incidents attended

773

Home Fire Safety Checks

90

Very high/high risk inspections and audits

Latest news

Press release

Firefighting operations continue at recycling centre in Basildon

A digger breaking up a pile of scrap metal, with firefighters looking on

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Firefighting operations are expected to continue in Hovefields Avenue, Basildon for at least five more days.

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Planned training exercise: Terminus House, Harlow on Tuesday 17 September at 11am

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Residents who live close to Terminus House, Harlow, are being asked to avoid the area from 11am on Tuesday, 17 September to allow fire crews to carry out a planned training exercise.

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Gas Safety Week 2024 – vital advice to keep your family safe at home

Standard Carbon Monoxide Detector placed on black reflective surface

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Ahead of Gas Safety Week, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has issued an important safety reminder for residents.

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Fire Service Fitness Advisor brings groundbreaking guidance to fire services for injured firefighters returning to work

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Having completed a PhD in Sports and Exercise Science, Dr Liam Noll has brought guidance into Essex County Fire and Rescue Service to introduce a first of its kind support system that can be adopted by fire services nationally.

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Alarming smoke alarm data causes concern in Essex

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) has released concerning new data revealing an alarming fire safety issue in Essex. Between April 2023 and March 2024 there was 732 house fires in Essex, however only 55.5% of homes had working smoke alarms.

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Meet Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’s five new firefighters

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Five new on-call firefighters have been welcomed into Essex County Fire and Rescue Service after completing their basic training course at the Service’s training centre in Witham this week.

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Farmers urged to prioritise fire safety by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is calling on farmers to prioritise fire safety, in order to protect their businesses and the livelihoods of future generations.

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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is looking for new recruits

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Could you make a difference to making Essex safe? Apply to be a wholetime firefighter with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service now.

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Orsett Fire Station re-opens

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Orsett Fire Station has re-opened its doors after renovations and improvement work.

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Firefighters issue safety warning after woman injured in chip pan fire

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Firefighters from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have issued an urgent safety warning after a resident was injured while attempting to extinguish a chip pan fire with water.