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 - man trapped in car
A130, Howe Green
18/12/2019 @ 17:09 -
Fire caused by unattended candle
London Road, Grays
17/12/2019 @ 18:00 -
Road traffic collision - one person trapped
M11, Harlow
17/12/2019 @ 16:15 -
Chimney fire
Grove Road, Tiptree
16/12/2019 @ 19:49 -
Fire in shop
St Johns Street, Colchester
16/12/2019 @ 09:00 -
Portable cabin fire
Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh
14/12/2019 @ 16:11 -
Kitchen fire
Ottawa Road, Tilbury
14/12/2019 @ 15:38 -
Road traffic collision - one person trapped
Paul's Nursery Road, Loughton
14/12/2019 @ 01:16 -
Kitchen fire - firefighters delayed by bad parking
St Andrew Avenue, Colchester
13/12/2019 @ 13:18 -
Road traffic collision - person trapped
North Hill, Horndon-on-the-Hill
09/12/2019 @ 08:45
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