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.
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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, ...
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 ...
"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 ...
"The feeling you get when the pager goes off is just pure anticipation. Even if it’s in the middle of the night, the buzz you get almost gets you out of the door and down to the station before you even realise!" Adam Boorman ...
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.
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 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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We advertise most of our fire service events on our Facebook page.
Click here to go to our Facebook events page.
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) |
| 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 |
| Dovercourt | Saturday 3 August |
| Frinton | Saturday 3 August |
| Clacton | Saturday 17 August |
| Corringham | Saturday 17 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 |
Our Mission: To make Essex a safe place to live, work and travel.
18/06/2019 @ 19:49 Road traffic collision - one trapped female
14/06/2019 Barbecue safe this summer
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Find out how you can help prevent fires affecting your business, and what your responsibilities are under the law.