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
PHOTO: Gas leak
Location

A127, Southend

Attending station

Southend

Incident type

Date

2.40pm, 09 Apr 2021

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Closed
PHOTO: Road traffic collision
Location

A127, Horndon

Attending station

Basildon

Incident type

Date

7.44am, 09 Apr 2021

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Closed
Broken lighter causes bedroom fire
Location

Bodmin Road, Chelmsford

Attending station

Chelmsford

Incident type

Date

2.43pm, 08 Apr 2021

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Closed
Man rescued after fall on scaffolding
Location

Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill

Attending station

Loughton

Incident type

Date

12.28pm, 08 Apr 2021

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Closed
PHOTO: Workshop fire
Location

Knox Road, Clacton

Attending station

Clacton

Incident type

Date

12.14pm, 08 Apr 2021

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Closed
Roof fire
Location

Maltings Close, Bures Hamlet

Attending station

Colchester

Incident type

Date

4.04am, 08 Apr 2021

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Closed
Road traffic collision - one casualty
Location

A13, Five Bells

Attending station

Basildon

Incident type

Date

8.11pm, 07 Apr 2021

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Closed
Second chimney fire in two days
Location

Writtle Street, Chelmsford

Attending station

Chelmsford

Incident type

Date

6.05pm, 07 Apr 2021

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