Incidents

The incidents shown on this page are a selection of the most notable incidents Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has attended. Click on the headline of each incident to see the full details.

An archive of historic incident details are available on our Transparency site.

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Woman rescued from mud flats
Location

Old Ferry Road, Rowhedge

Attending station

Wivenhoe, Colchester, West Mersea

Incident type

Person rescue

Date

7.38pm, 02 Jun 2025

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Fire spreads to four gardens
Location

Imperial Avenue, Mayland

Attending station

Tillingham, Burnham, Maldon, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.29pm, 31 May 2025

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Fire in outbuilding spreads to substation
Location

Jubilee Ave, Clacton-on-Sea

Attending station

Clacton, Weeley, Rochford

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.53pm, 31 May 2025

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Crews respond to deliberate fire in town house
Location

St Andrews Avenue, Colchester

Attending station

Colchester

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.41am, 31 May 2025

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Field fire
Location

Mersea Road, Colchester

Attending station

Chelmsford, Colchester, Clacton, Coggeshall, Rochford, Saffron Walden

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.21pm, 30 May 2025

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Essex crews support Suffolk at large thatched roof fire
Location

Church Road, Boxted

Attending station

Colchester

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.18pm, 30 May 2025

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Roof fire in four storey block of flats
Location

Imperial Avenue, Westcliff on Sea

Attending station

Basildon, Canvey Island, Chelmsford, Corringham, Orsett, Southend

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.12pm, 27 May 2025

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Building fire - industrial unit
Location

River Way, Harlow

Attending station

Harlow, Loughton, Epping, Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

8.57am, 22 May 2025

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