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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Man suffers burns from oil tank
School Road, Little Maplestead
15/05/2019 @ 10:13 -
Road traffic collision
Davenants, Basildon
15/05/2019 @ 10:09 -
Unattended cooking causes flat fire
Kendall Road, Colchester
14/05/2019 @ 14:08 -
Car strikes shop front
High Street, Halstead
12/05/2019 @ 21:30 -
Road traffic collision - Army and Navy roundabout
Parkway, Chelmsford
12/05/2019 @ 01:17 -
Dishwasher fire - smoke alarm wakes occupant
Queen Elizabeth Avenue, East Tilbury
11/05/2019 @ 11:51 -
Elderly man rescued from boat
Creeksea Ferry Road, Wallasea Island
08/05/2019 @ 13:30 -
Crane falls onto house
Horace Road, Billericay
08/05/2019 @ 12:07 -
Road traffic collision - one casualty
London Road, Benfllet
03/05/2019 @ 10:06 -
Fire in industrial unit yard - PHOTOS
Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon
02/05/2019 @ 21:15
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