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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Road traffic collision - one trapped female
Pudding Lane, Chigwell
18/06/2019 @ 19:49 -
Bedroom fire started by sunlight on mirror - PHOTOS
Herons Lane, Ongar
16/06/2019 @ 18:49 -
Road traffic collision - one male trapped
Hillcrest Road, Southend
16/06/2019 @ 14:18 -
Community building fire
Hamilton Street, Harwich
16/06/2019 @ 10:34 -
Dog rescued after smoke alarm alerts neighbours to fire
Paycock Road, Harlow
15/06/2019 @ 09:20 -
Dogs rescued from fire after turning on the cooker
Pennymead, Harlow
14/06/2019 @ 17:08 -
Road traffic collision - one casualty
Lordship Road, Chelmsford
13/06/2019 @ 02:16 -
Kitchen fire - dogs and cats rescued
Broad Walk, Hockley
12/06/2019 @ 15:33 -
Cooking left unattended - second incident in 12 hours
Manilla Road, Southend
12/06/2019 @ 02:23 -
Road traffic collision - one casualty
First Avenue, Harlow
11/06/2019 @ 21:09
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