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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Candle starts house fire
Connaught Avenue, Loughton
21/02/2021 @ 00:07 -
Road traffic collision: casualty freed
Woodridden Hill, Waltham Abbey
20/02/2021 @ 08:16 -
Cat rescued from balcony
Springs Hill, Harlow
18/02/2021 @ 20:58 -
Kitchen fire - Dog turns hob on
Elm Grove, Clacton
18/02/2021 @ 04:20 -
Road traffic collision - man rescued
Littley Green Road, Chelmsford
17/02/2021 @ 17:49 -
Kitchen fire - clear escape route
Mill Lane, Grays
16/02/2021 @ 18:09 -
Firefighters issue safety advice after flat fire
Trotwood, Chigwell
15/02/2021 @ 20:28 -
Shop fire
Harvey Centre Approach, Harlow
14/02/2021 @ 11:25 -
Firefighters rescue swan from frozen lake
Woodcock Close, Colchester
14/02/2021 @ 11:04 -
what3words app leads firefighters to trapped horse
Sheering Mill Lane, Harlow
13/02/2021 @ 08:37
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