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.

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Two people rescued from car stuck in flooded road
Location

Mowden Hall Lane, Hatfield Peverel

Attending station

Colchester, Leigh, Urban Search and Rescue

Incident type

Flood

Date

3.07pm, 07 Jan 2024

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Cigarette causes bedroom fire
Location

Stanley Road, Great Chesterford

Attending station

Saffron Walden, Newport

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.24pm, 06 Jan 2024

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Control Room receives more than 100 calls after widespread flooding across Essex
Location

Old House Road, Great Horkesley

Attending station

Incident type

Flood

Date

12.00am, 05 Jan 2024

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Crew extinguish fire at recycling centre
Location

Brickfields Way, Rochford

Attending station

Leigh, Southend, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

9.18pm, 04 Jan 2024

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Smoke alarm alerts family to candle fire
Location

Burgess Field, Chelmsford

Attending station

Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.13pm, 04 Jan 2024

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Dog rescued from cliff
Location

Old Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze

Attending station

Clacton, Urban Search and Rescue, Chelmsford

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

3.31pm, 04 Jan 2024

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Control Room receives more than 250 calls in seven hours during Storm Henk
Location

Second Avenue, West Thurrock

Attending station

Grays, Brentwood

Incident type

Other

Date

3.26pm, 02 Jan 2024

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Crews extinguish fire affecting outbuildings
Location

Leeward Road, South Woodham Ferrers

Attending station

Basildon, Rayleigh Weir, Wickford

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.12am, 01 Jan 2024

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