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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- Recent 
- Historic
Click on the address in an incident to see a map of the approximate location.
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Woman rescued from lake
Moverons Lane, Brightlingsea
26/06/2020 @ 11:23 -
Lorry fire on M25
M25 - Junctions 28 to 27
26/06/2020 @ 04:42 -
Yard fire - PHOTOS
Epping Road, Roydon
25/06/2020 @ 18:15 -
Road traffic collision - two people trapped
A12: Junctions 16 to 15
25/06/2020 @ 14:52 -
Homes evacuated after gas leak
Bata Avenue, East Tilbury
25/06/2020 @ 10:50 -
Gas leak - site evacuated
School Road, Langham
23/06/2020 @ 14:45 -
Industrial unit fire
Aviation Way, Rochford
22/06/2020 @ 22:38 -
Fatal flat fire
Woodland Grove, Epping
21/06/2020 @ 06:30 -
Road traffic collision - one man trapped
High Street, Burnham-on-Crouch
20/06/2020 @ 23:15 -
Burst water main floods South Ockendon road
Cullen Square, South Ockendon
20/06/2020 @ 15:49
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