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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Elderly lady rescued from house fire - safety advice issued
Helford Court, Witham
21/09/2019 @ 10:01 -
Fire at industrial unit
Grainger Road, Southend
20/09/2019 @ 13:36 -
Fractured gas pipe
Eastwood Road, Leigh
19/09/2019 @ 18:10 -
Kitchen fire
Goldings Crescent, Vange
18/09/2019 @ 10:18 -
Birthday celebration results in house fire
Kensington Way, Brentwood
16/09/2019 @ 16:07 -
House fire - no working smoke alarms
Outwood Common Road, Billericay
15/09/2019 @ 05:23 -
Kitchen fire destroys house
Turret Court, Ongar
14/09/2019 @ 19:10 -
Car fire in multistory car park
West Thurrock Way, Grays
13/09/2019 @ 12:53 -
Road traffic collision - two vehicles
Third Avenue, Harlow
11/09/2019 @ 16:38 -
Road traffic collision
Market Street, Harlow
10/09/2019 @ 09:49
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