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.
Please note this is not an exhaustive list.
An archive of historic incident details are available on our Transparency site.
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- Historic
Click on the address in an incident to see a map of the approximate location.
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Flat fire - firefighters issue cigarette warning
Mariskals, Pitsea
07/07/2020 @ 21:21 -
Fire in coffee shop
Maldon Road, Stanway
07/07/2020 @ 18:24 -
Grass fires
Friday Wood Green, Colchester
07/07/2020 @ 09:26 -
Flat fire
Mearns Place, Chelmsford
07/07/2020 @ 02:14 -
Windy weather causes bonfire to spread to outbuilding
Rectory Lane, Ramsey
05/07/2020 @ 17:41 -
PHOTOS: Unattended bonfire causes two large fires
Dairy Farm Meadow, St Osyth
05/07/2020 @ 17:09 -
Smoke alarms alert family to fire
Jacqueline Gardens, Billericay
05/07/2020 @ 14:58 -
Road traffic collision - Person trapped
Warley Hill, Warley
05/07/2020 @ 08:34 -
Incident at Tilbury Grain Terminal
Tilbury Freeport, Tilbury Docks
03/07/2020 @ 09:55 -
Flat badly damaged in fire
Longwick, Basildon
03/07/2020 @ 02:49
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