Incidents
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.
An archive of historic incident details are available on our Transparency site.
Firefighters rescue cat after candle starts flat fire
LocationLyndhurst Road, Corringham
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate10.41am, 04 Dec 2021
Find out moreVehicle fire
LocationFort Road, Tilbury
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeDate3.55am, 02 Dec 2021
Find out moreCar fire on driveway spreads to caravan and house
LocationGilderdale Close, Colchester
Attending stationWivenhoe
Incident typeDate1.53am, 01 Dec 2021
Find out moreHouse fire
LocationEast Road, East Mersea
Attending stationWest Mersea
Incident typeDate12.15am, 01 Dec 2021
Find out moreIndustrial Fire in Epping
LocationEpping Road, Epping
Attending stationIncident typeDate1.37pm, 30 Nov 2021
Find out morePHOTOS: Horse rescued from river
LocationChurchill Road, Grays
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeDate7.06am, 29 Nov 2021
Find out morePHOTO: Barn fire
LocationAlbyns Lane, Navestock
Attending stationLoughton
Incident typeDate3.00am, 29 Nov 2021
Find out moreChimney fire
LocationChurch Lane, Ashdon
Attending stationSaffron Walden
Incident typeDate6.02pm, 28 Nov 2021
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