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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House fire
Old Leigh Road, Leigh
31/03/2022 @ 16:23 -
Road traffic collision: two people rescued
A133 Weeley to Clacton
30/03/2022 @ 08:06 -
Man released following road traffic collision
Queens Park Avenue, Billericay
27/03/2022 @ 20:14 -
Thatched building fire in Arkesden
Main Street, Arkesden
27/03/2022 @ 11:39 -
Electrical fault causes fire in Basildon
Clay Hill Lane
25/03/2022 @ 15:30 -
Families left homeless after fire breaks out in South Ockenden
Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon
25/03/2022 @ 15:11 -
PHOTO: Small fire on board a ship
Tilbury Docks
24/03/2022 @ 20:09 -
PHOTO: Safety advice issued after chicken shed destroyed by fire
Dovercourt, Harwich
22/03/2022 @ 19:08 -
Smoke alarms alert neighbour to house fire
Kingsland, Harlow
22/03/2022 @ 10:28 -
Deer trapped in fence
Station Road, Clacton
21/03/2022 @ 10:14
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