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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Fatal flat fire
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden
22/10/2021 @ 10:03 -
Road traffic collision: Woman released from car
Inchbonnie Road, Chelmsford
21/10/2021 @ 22:33 -
Storm Aurore - Incidents round-up
Essex
21/10/2021 @ 04:00 -
Smoke alarm alerts neighbour to cooking fire
Caister Drive, Basildon
19/10/2021 @ 22:16 -
PHOTOS: Fallen tree on power line
Powers Hall End, Witham
19/10/2021 @ 21:17 -
Fire in outbuilding
Rookery Lane, Great Totham
17/10/2021 @ 21:43 -
Road traffic collision: two people rescued
A13 London Bound, Orsett Cock
16/10/2021 @ 01:15 -
Smoke alarm alerts father to fire in child's bedroom
Crown Close, Buckhurst Hill
14/10/2021 @ 00:45 -
Flat fire
Claremont Road, Westcliff on Sea
13/10/2021 @ 18:59 -
Sprinkler extinguishes flat fire
Edinburgh Way, Harlow
12/10/2021 @ 10:23
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