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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Click on the address in an incident to see a map of the approximate location.
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Fire spreads to seven gardens
Hall Avenue, Aveley
31/05/2020 @ 17:58 -
What Three Words used to locate haybale fire
Dunton Hill Road, Great Easton
31/05/2020 @ 17:02 -
Four horses die in stable fire
Wood Row, Hatfield Broad Oak
31/05/2020 @ 11:15 -
Tea towel left on oven starts kitchen fire
Porter Way, Clacton-on-Sea
30/05/2020 @ 10:03 -
Electric blanket starts bedroom fire
Gordon Road, Grays
29/05/2020 @ 21:55 -
Firefighters rescue swan
The Causeway, Lawford
29/05/2020 @ 14:24 -
Man freed from lorry
Dunmow Road, Ongar
29/05/2020 @ 10:39 -
House badly damaged in fire
Cross Road, Maldon
28/05/2020 @ 19:47 -
Crews tackle roof fire
High Street, Wivenhoe
28/05/2020 @ 11:51 -
Bungalow fire in Jaywick
Humber Avenue, Jaywick
27/05/2020 @ 00:24
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