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
Road traffic collision: man trapped
Location

Ongar Road, Kelvedon Hatch

Attending station

Brentwood

Incident type

Date

1.26pm, 07 Jul 2021

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Closed
Vehicle fire
Location

Shopland Road, Sutton

Attending station

Southend

Incident type

Date

10.54am, 05 Jul 2021

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Closed
Workshop and vehicles alight
Location

Chivers Road, Stondon Massey

Attending station

Brentwood

Incident type

Date

2.08am, 05 Jul 2021

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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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