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 - two people trapped
A127, Basildon
24/11/2019 @ 02:23 -
Woman rescued from River Chelmer
Springfield Road, Chelmsford
23/11/2019 @ 03:08 -
Road traffic collision - driver trapped
Dunmow Road, Takely
22/11/2019 @ 11:40 -
Road traffic collison - woman released from vehicle
Mersea Road, Colchester
22/11/2019 @ 11:11 -
Road traffic collision - A12 Northbound (Junction 27 to 28)
A12, Colchester
21/11/2019 @ 17:08 -
Road traffic collision - two people released from vehicle
Burges Terrace, Thorpe Bay
21/11/2019 @ 13:36 -
Fire in outbuilding spreads to shop
Elm Road, Leigh
21/11/2019 @ 09:51 -
Oven fire - firefighters issue safety message
The Readings, Harlow
20/11/2019 @ 17:26 -
Road traffic collision - person trapped
A13, Thurrock
20/11/2019 @ 11:51 -
Hob causes fire after it was accidentally switched on
Rush Brook, Runwell
19/11/2019 @ 16:21
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