Incidents

This page highlights a selection of significant incidents attended by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, with a focus on those that carry an important safety message to help educate and protect our communities. Click on any headline to read the full story.

Smaller or time-sensitive incidents are often shared directly on our Facebook page, especially when we need to quickly inform or warn the public.

For older incident reports, visit our archive on the Transparency site.

 
Incident statistics - August 2025
 
4,595
Total calls to Control
 
1,916
Incidents attended
 
105
Road traffic collisions
 
27
Animal rescues
Closed
Outbuilding fire
Location

Maldon Road, Tiptree

Attending station

Colchester, West Mersea, Witham, Maldon, Basildon

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.21am, 16 Sep 2025

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Closed
Farm building, tractors and vehicles alight
Location

Shopland Road, Sutton

Attending station

Southend, Leigh, Hawkwell, Rayleigh Weir, Basildon

Incident type

Fire

Date

9.16am, 15 Sep 2025

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Closed
Member of public calls 999 and alerts residents after spotting fire in shop
Location

Market Square, Waltham Abbey

Attending station

Loughton, Epping

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.13am, 10 Sep 2025

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Closed
Crews extinguish bungalow fire
Location

Church Road, Hadleigh

Attending station

Rayleigh Weir, Leigh, Southend

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.07am, 08 Sep 2025

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Closed
Crews fit smoke alarms after kitchen fire
Location

Springfield, Chelmsford

Attending station

Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

5.30pm, 07 Sep 2025

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Closed
Industrial building fire
Location

Eastways, Witham

Attending station

Witham, Colchester, Chelmsford, Wivenhoe, Hawkwell, Billericay, Brightlingsea, Halstead, Wickford, Ongar, Tiptree, Coggeshall, Great Dunmow, Sible Hedingham, West Mersea, Basildon, Harlow, Orsett, Southend, Weeley

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.42pm, 05 Sep 2025

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Closed
Road traffic collision
Location

A130 Rayleigh Spur roundabout

Attending station

Rayleigh Weir, Basildon

Incident type

Road traffic collision

Date

4.19am, 01 Sep 2025

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Closed
Firefighters tackle flat fire in Westcliff
Location

London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex

Attending station

Leigh, Rayleigh Weir, Rochford, Southend

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.33pm, 28 Aug 2025

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