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
Cat trapped in lorry's engine
Location

Spring Gardens Road, Wakes Colne

Attending station

Colchester

Incident type

Date

9.48am, 28 Jul 2021

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Closed
Woman rescued after kitchen fire
Location

Greenwell Road, Witham

Attending station

Witham

Incident type

Date

12.38am, 28 Jul 2021

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Closed
Road traffic collision - person trapped
Location

Hamlet Court Road, Southend

Attending station

Southend

Incident type

Date

1.42pm, 27 Jul 2021

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Closed
PHOTOS - Barn alight
Location

Little Clacton Road, Great Holland

Attending station

Colchester

Incident type

Date

11.45am, 27 Jul 2021

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Closed
Chemical incident
Location

Crittall Court, Witham

Attending station

Colchester

Incident type

Date

10.41am, 27 Jul 2021

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Closed
Road traffic collision - person trapped
Location

Colchester Road, Great Bentley

Attending station

Colchester

Incident type

Date

3.31pm, 26 Jul 2021

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Closed
PHOTOS: Crane fire - firefighters clear large amount of fluid from scene
Location

A12, Boreham

Attending station

Chelmsford

Incident type

Date

1.37pm, 26 Jul 2021

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Closed
Thunderstorms in North West Essex
Location

North West Essex

Attending station

Incident type

Date

12.00am, 25 Jul 2021

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