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.
PHOTOS: Embers from incinerator spread to house
LocationBasin Road, Heybridge
Attending stationMaldon
Incident typeDate2.51am, 25 Apr 2022
Find out moreFire destroys kitchen, leaving flat uninhabitable
LocationCopperfield, Chigwell
Attending stationLoughton
Incident typeDate8.30pm, 24 Apr 2022
Find out morePHOTOS: Garden fire spreads to three houses
LocationEast View, Writtle
Attending stationChelmsford
Incident typeDate3.32am, 21 Apr 2022
Find out morePHOTOS: Fire at recycling centre
LocationPurdeys Way, Rochford
Attending stationRochford
Incident typeDate5.10pm, 20 Apr 2022
Find out moreEmbers from fire pit spread to house
LocationSheering Mill Lane, Harlow
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeDate1.16pm, 18 Apr 2022
Find out moreKitchen Fire
LocationKincaid Road, St Osyth
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeDate11.50am, 17 Apr 2022
Find out moreFire in two-storey converted restaurant
LocationFore Street, Old Harlow
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeDate4.05am, 14 Apr 2022
Find out moreLaptop left on charge causes house fire
LocationBluebell Way, Colchester
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate1.05am, 14 Apr 2022
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Information for the media
Email: press@essex-fire.gov.uk
Call: 01376 570814
If you are not an accredited journalist use 01376 576000 for all enquiries. For emergencies call 999.
We ask that routine press check calls are not made between 8pm and 9am, because all items of interest will be posted here as they happen. Please note this is not a service for the public and press from outside our local area are asked politely to adhere to these guidelines.
Photographs and video
Photographs and video from incidents may be downloaded for publication. These may be used free of charge by all accredited newspapers and media agencies providing they carry a credit to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Breaches of this arrangement will result in an invoice of £74 per image and £294 per video.
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