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
Harris Hawk rescued
Location

Harlow

Attending station

Harlow, Grays

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

7.54pm, 28 Jul 2025

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Closed
Horse rescued from water
Location

Birchanger

Attending station

Chelmsford, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

6.42pm, 28 Jul 2025

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Closed
Field fire
Location

Mountnessing Lane, Doddinghurst

Attending station

Brentwood, Chelmsford, Ingatestone, Ongar, Corringham, Stansted, Burnham, Witham

Incident type

Fire

Date

5.04pm, 28 Jul 2025

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Closed
Car fire Epping - Man arrested
Location

Epping Road, Epping

Attending station

Epping

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.18pm, 27 Jul 2025

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Closed
Smoke alarm alerts neighbours to flat fire
Location

Westcliff

Attending station

Southend

Incident type

Fire

Date

2.17pm, 26 Jul 2025

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Closed
Reminder to test smoke alarms following washing machine fire
Location

Silver End, Witham

Attending station

Braintree, Witham

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.07am, 26 Jul 2025

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Closed
Agricultural vehicle fire
Location

Church Road, West Tilbury

Attending station

Basildon, Grays, Corringham, Orsett

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.17pm, 25 Jul 2025

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Closed
Crews tackle combine harvester fire
Location

Holders Green Road, Thaxted

Attending station

Thaxted, Wethersfield, Great Dunmow, Newport

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.39am, 24 Jul 2025

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