Incidents

This page highlights a selection of significant incidents attended by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Click on any headline to read the full story.

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

 
Incident statistics - June 2025
 
3,353
Total calls to Control
 
1,584
Incidents attended
 
117
Road traffic collisions
 
30
Animal rescues
Closed
Fire in derelict building
Location

Park Lane, Harlow

Attending station

Harlow, Old Harlow, Ongar, Loughton, Chelmsford, Southend, Saffron Walden

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.37am, 04 Jul 2025

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Closed
Fire in agricultural building
Location

Boxted Road, Colchester

Attending station

Coggeshall, Colchester, Tiptree, Clacton, Brightlingsea

Incident type

Fire

Date

5.22pm, 03 Jul 2025

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Closed
Firefighters rescue eight ducklings from drain
Location

Kirby Road, Walton on the Naze

Attending station

Frinton

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

7.22am, 03 Jul 2025

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Closed
Crews rescue eight-week-old foal from river
Location

Mardyke, South Ockenden

Attending station

Chelmsford, Grays, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

3.26pm, 02 Jul 2025

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Closed
Crews tackling wood pile fire
Location

Links Road, Bradwell

Attending station

Coggeshall, Braintree, Halstead, Wethersfield, Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.01am, 01 Jul 2025

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Closed
Grass fire on sea wall
Location

Foulness Island

Attending station

Southend, Hawkwell, Maldon, Rayleigh Weir, Rochford, Wickford, Burnham, Billericay

Incident type

Fire

Date

2.18pm, 30 Jun 2025

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Closed
Light aircraft crash
Location

Watch House Road, Stebbing

Attending station

Great Dunmow, Brentwood, Newport, Saffron Walden

Incident type

Other

Date

1.32pm, 30 Jun 2025

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Closed
Safety advice issued after E battery fire
Location

Cornwall Place, Waltham Abbey

Attending station

Loughton, Epping

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.43am, 30 Jun 2025

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