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
Fire inside barn
Location

Stisted

Attending station

Halstead, Wethersfield, Great Dunmow

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.33am, 29 Jun 2025

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Closed
Fire in woodland
Location

Gusted Hall Lane, Hawkwell

Attending station

Southend, Wickford

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.14pm, 28 Jun 2025

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Closed
Serious Incident - Chalkwell Park
Location

Chalkwell Park

Attending station

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue, Leigh, Basildon

Incident type

Other

Date

2.54pm, 28 Jun 2025

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Closed
Safety advice issued after tumble dryer fire
Location

Orsett

Attending station

Orsett

Incident type

Fire

Date

8.05pm, 27 Jun 2025

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Closed
Field Fire
Location

Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury

Attending station

Grays, Billericay, Basildon, Hawkwell, Chelmsford, Leaden Roding

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.57am, 27 Jun 2025

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Closed
Warehouse fire
Location

High Road, Epping

Attending station

Waltham Abbey, Loughton, Harlow, Old Harlow, Leaden Roding, Brentwood

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.00pm, 26 Jun 2025

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Closed
Fire in derelict building
Location

Eastern Avenue, Southend

Attending station

Southend, Rayleigh Weir, Rochford, Hawkwell, Leigh, Shoeburyness

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.28pm, 25 Jun 2025

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Closed
Bonfire spreads to fence and three sheds
Location

Ilfracombe road, Southend

Attending station

Southend, Leigh

Incident type

Fire

Date

2.50am, 25 Jun 2025

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