Incidents

This page highlights a selection of significant incidents attended by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, with a focus on those that carry an important safety message to help educate and protect our communities. Click on any headline to read the full story.

Smaller or time-sensitive incidents are often shared directly on our Facebook page, especially when we need to quickly inform or warn the public.

For older incident reports, visit our archive on the Transparency site.

 
Incident statistics - August 2025
 
4,595
Total calls to Control
 
1,916
Incidents attended
 
105
Road traffic collisions
 
27
Animal rescues
Closed
Firefighters tackle houses on fire in Bradfield
Location

Bradfield

Attending station

Colchester, Weeley, Clacton, Dovercourt

Incident type

Fire

Date

8.23am, 20 Aug 2025

Find out more
Closed
Building fire in Clacton
Location

West Avenue, Clacton. 

Attending station

Clacton, Dovercourt, Manningtree, Weeley, Colchester, Tiptree, Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.35am, 18 Aug 2025

Find out more
Closed
Crews tackling fire in Southend
Location

Eastern Avenue, Southend

Attending station

Southend, Basildon, Rochford, Wickford, Leigh, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.02pm, 17 Aug 2025

Find out more
Closed
Warehouse fire in Southend
Location

Airborne Close, Southend

Attending station

Southend, Rayleigh Weir, Leigh, Hawkwell, South Woodham Ferrers, Billericay, Basildon

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.26pm, 15 Aug 2025

Find out more
Closed
Crews extinguish lorry fire on M25
Location

M25 (junctions 29 to 30)

Attending station

Grays, Basildon, Brentwood

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.25pm, 13 Aug 2025

Find out more
Closed
Wildfires in Essex
Location

Essex

Attending station

Incident type

Fire

Date

8.00pm, 12 Aug 2025

Find out more
Closed
Crews extinguish wildfire in Braintree
Location

Braintree Road, Cressing

Attending station

Braintree, Colchester, Great Dunmow, Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.53pm, 11 Aug 2025

Find out more
Closed
Garden outbuilding on fire
Location

Wickford

Attending station

Basildon, Wickford

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.28am, 09 Aug 2025

Find out more

Did you find this page useful?