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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Tractor on fire
A12, Howe Green
02/07/2018 @ 12:40 -
Bungalow fire
Avey Lane, Waltham Abbey
01/07/2018 @ 23:27 -
Field fire
Mersea Road, Colchester
01/07/2018 @ 13:41 -
Shop fire
Church Street, Saffron Walden
29/06/2018 @ 15:05 -
Fire in high-rise flat
Southernhay, Basildon
28/06/2018 @ 18:44 -
Grass fire
Little Waltham Road, Chelmsford
28/06/2018 @ 16:36 -
Grass fire
Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea
28/06/2018 @ 15:57 -
Field fire
Sussex Road, Colchester
28/06/2018 @ 13:50 -
Field fire caused by unattended bonfire
Tenpenny Hill, Thorrington
28/06/2018 @ 11:13 -
Cigarette warning after house fire
Carlingford Drive, Westcliff
27/06/2018 @ 23:20
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