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.
Smoke alarms alert elderly woman to dishwasher fire
LocationLong Ridings Basildon
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate12.43pm, 04 Oct 2021
Find out morePHOTOS: Stack fire
LocationSudbury Road, Castle Hedingham
Attending stationSible Hedingham
Incident typeDate3.27am, 04 Oct 2021
Find out moreCandle fire - no working smoke alarms
LocationAlderton Way, Loughton
Attending stationLoughton
Incident typeDate9.16pm, 03 Oct 2021
Find out moreFirefighters rescue two dogs from bungalow fire
LocationThorpe Road, Clacton
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeDate9.56pm, 02 Oct 2021
Find out morePHOTOS: Electrical fault in fridge causes kitchen fire
LocationTyler Street, Parkeston
Attending stationDovercourt
Incident typeDate8.16pm, 02 Oct 2021
Find out moreKitchen fire - no working smoke alarms
LocationWillowfield, Harlow
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeDate3.10pm, 02 Oct 2021
Find out morePHOTO: Man rescued from scaffolding
LocationBuxton Avenue, Leigh
Attending stationRayleigh Weir
Incident typeDate1.32pm, 01 Oct 2021
Find out moreSmoke alarms alert man to kitchen fire
LocationRawreth Lane, Rayleigh
Attending stationRayleigh Weir
Incident typeDate2.19am, 01 Oct 2021
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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.
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