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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Mobility scooter fire
Stour Road, Harwich
14/11/2019 @ 19:39 -
Industrial unit fire
Lenthall Road, Loughton
12/11/2019 @ 18:00 -
Smoke alarm alerts neighbour to flat fire
St Giles Crescent, Maldon
12/11/2019 @ 10:10 -
Deliberate fires on Frinton beachfront - firefighters issue plea
The Esplanade, Frinton
11/11/2019 @ 16:56 -
Fireplace unit overheats - firefighters issue safety advice
Rayleigh Road, Hutton
11/11/2019 @ 09:28 -
Road traffic collision on A12
A12, Galleywood
11/11/2019 @ 05:09 -
Garage fire
Nevil Way, Loughton
10/11/2019 @ 10:43 -
Woman rescued from flat fire
Willow Walk, Tiptree
09/11/2019 @ 21:24 -
Road traffic collision
A13, Stanford le Hope
09/11/2019 @ 01:39 -
Kitchen damaged after hob left on
Barnaby Way, Basildon
07/11/2019 @ 11:55
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