Incidents

This page highlights a selection of significant incidents attended by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Click on any headline to read the full story.

For older incident reports, visit our archive on the Transparency site.

 
Incident statistics - June 2025
 
3,353
Total calls to Control
 
1,584
Incidents attended
 
117
Road traffic collisions
 
30
Animal rescues
Closed
Field fire in Maldon
Location

Chelmer Blackwater Reserve, Maldon 

Attending station

Maldon, West Mersea, Billericay, Witham, Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.20pm, 14 Jul 2025

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Closed
Weed burner fire spreads to shed and gardens
Location

Rantree Fold, Basildon

Attending station

Basildon

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.32pm, 14 Jul 2025

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Closed
Firefighters rescue trapped seagull
Location

Clock Tower Retail Park, Chelmsford

Attending station

Chelmsford

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

12.18pm, 14 Jul 2025

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Closed
Crews extinguish fire in fourth floor of high rise
Location

Mansell Close, Southend

Attending station

Leigh, Rayleigh Weir, Southend, Basildon, Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.45am, 14 Jul 2025

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Closed
Field fire in Little Burstead
Location

Common Road, Little Burstead

Attending station

Brentwood, Chelmsford, Corringham, Grays, Billericay

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.13pm, 13 Jul 2025

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Closed
Incident involving light aircraft at Southend Airport
Location

Southend Airport

Attending station

Southend, Rayleigh Weir, Basildon

Incident type

Other

Date

3.58pm, 13 Jul 2025

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Closed
Firefighters tackle large blaze at agricultural buildings in Finchingfield
Location

Bardfield Road, Finchingfield

Attending station

Halstead, Newport, Orsett, Saffron Walden, Sible Hedingham, Thaxted

Incident type

Fire

Date

6.08am, 13 Jul 2025

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Closed
Crews tackle house fire in North Weald Bassett
Location

Tempest Mead, North Weald Bassett

Attending station

Ongar, Loughton, Old Harlow, Brentwood, Harlow, Leaden Roding, Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.32am, 12 Jul 2025

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