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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Road traffic collision: man freed
Tilbury Road, West Horndon
09/07/2021 @ 17:52 -
Road traffic collision: man trapped
Ongar Road, Kelvedon Hatch
07/07/2021 @ 13:26 -
Vehicle fire
Shopland Road, Sutton
05/07/2021 @ 10:54 -
Workshop and vehicles alight
Chivers Road, Stondon Massey
05/07/2021 @ 02:08 -
Barn Fire
Dengie Peninsula
05/07/2021 @ 01:15 -
Crews extinguish roof fire
Elderton Road, Westcliff
02/07/2021 @ 12:14 -
Fire in derelict building
Potter Street, Harlow
01/07/2021 @ 18:34 -
Second chip pan fire in 24 hours
Parr Close, Chafford Hundred
01/07/2021 @ 13:23 -
Chip pan fire - firefighters issue safety warning
Keswick Gardens, Purfleet
30/06/2021 @ 22:49 -
Bungalow fire
Kingsland Road, West Mersea
30/06/2021 @ 10:46
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