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
Barn Fire
Location

Dengie Peninsula

Attending station

Maldon

Incident type

Date

1.15am, 05 Jul 2021

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Closed
Crews extinguish roof fire
Location

Elderton Road, Westcliff

Attending station

Leigh

Incident type

Date

12.14pm, 02 Jul 2021

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Closed
Fire in derelict building
Location

Potter Street, Harlow

Attending station

Harlow

Incident type

Date

6.34pm, 01 Jul 2021

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Closed
Second chip pan fire in 24 hours
Location

Parr Close, Chafford Hundred

Attending station

Grays

Incident type

Date

1.23pm, 01 Jul 2021

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Closed
Chip pan fire - firefighters issue safety warning
Location

Keswick Gardens, Purfleet

Attending station

Grays

Incident type

Date

10.49pm, 30 Jun 2021

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Closed
Bungalow fire
Location

Kingsland Road, West Mersea

Attending station

West Mersea

Incident type

Date

10.46am, 30 Jun 2021

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Closed
PHOTO - Lorry fire on M25
Location

M25, Waltham Abbey

Attending station

Waltham Abbey

Incident type

Date

3.55am, 30 Jun 2021

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Closed
Road traffic collision - one casualty
Location

Braxted Park Road, Great Braxted

Attending station

Tiptree

Incident type

Date

3.30pm, 29 Jun 2021

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