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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Click on the address in an incident to see a map of the approximate location.
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Road traffic collision: woman rescued
Whitmore Way, Basildon
10/10/2021 @ 14:22 -
PHOTOS: Firefighters rescue cat from roof
Heatley Way, Colchester
06/10/2021 @ 10:50 -
Eleven people rescued from flooded road
Cow Watering Lane, Writtle
05/10/2021 @ 17:16 -
Flooding: keep your guttering, drains and gullies
Windermere Road, Holland-on-Sea
05/10/2021 @ 07:00 -
Smoke alarms alert elderly woman to dishwasher fire
Long Ridings Basildon
04/10/2021 @ 12:43 -
PHOTOS: Stack fire
Sudbury Road, Castle Hedingham
04/10/2021 @ 03:27 -
Candle fire - no working smoke alarms
Alderton Way, Loughton
03/10/2021 @ 21:16 -
Firefighters rescue two dogs from bungalow fire
Thorpe Road, Clacton
02/10/2021 @ 21:56 -
PHOTOS: Electrical fault in fridge causes kitchen fire
Tyler Street, Parkeston
02/10/2021 @ 20:16 -
Kitchen fire - no working smoke alarms
Willowfield, Harlow
02/10/2021 @ 15:10
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