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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Firefighters rescue two people from car trapped in floodwater
Millers Green Road, Ongar
05/12/2020 @ 10:12 -
Road traffic collision - two people trapped
Ongar Road, Writtle
03/12/2020 @ 15:03 -
Road traffic collision - two people trapped
Burges Road, Thorpe Bay
03/12/2020 @ 08:32 -
Kitchen fire - no working smoke alarms
Betoyne Close, Billericay
02/12/2020 @ 20:54 -
Firefighters issue safety advice after third chimney fire in one day
Swiss Avenue, Chelmsford
02/12/2020 @ 20:19 -
Chimney fire
Notley Green, Great Notley
02/12/2020 @ 19:23 -
Chimney fire
Straight Road, Bradfield
02/12/2020 @ 14:56 -
PHOTOS: Charger causes bedroom fire
Peake Avenue, Kirby Cross
01/12/2020 @ 17:00 -
Hob causes fire after it was accidentally switched on
Anerley Road, Westcliff
30/11/2020 @ 15:13 -
Road traffic collision - person trapped
M11, Harlow
30/11/2020 @ 07:31
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