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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- Recent 
- Historic
Click on the address in an incident to see a map of the approximate location.
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Road traffic collision - person trapped
Kelvedon Road, Inworth
30/11/2019 @ 06:54 -
Road traffic collision on motorway - two people trapped
M11, Saffron Walden
29/11/2019 @ 18:20 -
Road traffic collision - woman trapped in car
Gunpowder Park, Waltham Abbey
28/11/2019 @ 20:25 -
Road traffic collision
Poynters Lane, Southend
28/11/2019 @ 17:35 -
Road traffic collision - person trapped
A120 - Braintree
28/11/2019 @ 14:13 -
Candles start house fire - two cats rescued
Crossfields, Loughton
27/11/2019 @ 20:56 -
Road traffic collision - three people trapped
A133, Weeley
26/11/2019 @ 14:14 -
Fire in storage unit
Romford Road, Aveley
26/11/2019 @ 06:45 -
Fire in printing machine
Coopers Way, Southend
25/11/2019 @ 12:20 -
Road traffic collision on M25
M25, Purfleet
25/11/2019 @ 11:39
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