Incidents
The incidents shown on this page are a selection of the most notable incidents Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has attended. Click on the headline of each incident to see the full details.
An archive of historic incident details are available on our Transparency site.
Shops evacuated after chemical reaction
LocationTerminus Street, Harlow
Attending stationHarlow, Rayleigh Weir, Loughton, Stansted
Incident typeChemical incident
Date11.51am, 21 Dec 2023
Find out moreFirefighters extinguish fire at glass recycling centre
LocationTilbury Freeport, Thurrock
Attending stationGrays, Orsett, Rayleigh Weir
Incident typeFire
Date11.47pm, 19 Dec 2023
Find out morePan of oil causes kitchen fire
LocationParry Drive, Clacton
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeFire
Date6.02pm, 18 Dec 2023
Find out moreFire in an industrial building
LocationJurgens Road, Purfleet
Attending stationGrays, Orsett, Brentwood
Incident typeFire
Date3.35pm, 18 Dec 2023
Find out moreFirefighters rescue two people after car collides with wall
LocationStation Road, Stansted
Attending stationStansted, Newport
Incident typeRoad traffic collision
Date3.06pm, 18 Dec 2023
Find out moreFire caused by incense stick
LocationWakering Road, Shoeburyness
Attending stationSouthend
Incident typeFire
Date12.25pm, 16 Dec 2023
Find out moreFirefighters and coastguard rescue man in rowing boat stuck in mud
LocationHeybridge - what3words lovely.televise.chipper
Attending stationWivenhoe, Tollesbury
Incident typePerson rescue
Date6.44pm, 15 Dec 2023
Find out moreTwo people rescued from flooded road in two days
LocationButtsbury Wash, Mountnessing
Attending stationBrentwood, Billericay, Chelmsford, Loughton
Incident typeFlood
Date8.26am, 14 Dec 2023
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