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
East Street, Saffron Walden
13/04/2021 @ 14:54 -
Unattended garden fire spreads to home
Beresford Road, Southend
12/04/2021 @ 22:48 -
6 cars and burger van destroyed in fire
Pledgdon Green, Henham
12/04/2021 @ 22:16 -
PHOTOS: Firefighters rescue fallen horse
Baker Street, Orsett
10/04/2021 @ 11:28 -
Firefighters rescue three pets from house fire
Parker Avenue, Tilbury
10/04/2021 @ 09:37 -
PHOTOS: Two homes affected by accidental fire
Mornington Crescent, Benfleet
10/04/2021 @ 07:07 -
Road traffic collision - one casualty
Park Lane, Earls Colne
10/04/2021 @ 03:20 -
PHOTO: Gas leak
A127, Southend
09/04/2021 @ 14:40 -
PHOTO: Road traffic collision
A127, Horndon
09/04/2021 @ 07:44 -
Broken lighter causes bedroom fire
Bodmin Road, Chelmsford
08/04/2021 @ 14:43
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