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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Road traffic collision - A120
Location

A120 Dunmow to Panners Farm Braintree

Attending station

Braintree, Great Dunmow

Incident type

Road traffic collision

Date

6.41am, 22 Jan 2024

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Hairdryer causes bedroom fire
Location

Lower Bobbingworth Green, Ongar

Attending station

Harlow

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.15pm, 20 Jan 2024

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Neighbour rescues elderly man after hearing smoke alarms
Location

High Road, Benfleet

Attending station

Basildon, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.11pm, 19 Jan 2024

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Large fire at recycling centre
Location

Archers Fields, Pitsea

Attending station

Basildon, Leigh, Rayleigh Weir, Southend, Wickford, Hawkwell

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.35pm, 19 Jan 2024

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Firefighters rescue large horse
Location

Elm Lane, Roxwell

Attending station

Chelmsford

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

7.52am, 19 Jan 2024

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Firefighters remove car roof to rescue man
Location

A414, Maldon

Attending station

Maldon, Grays

Incident type

Road traffic collision

Date

3.07pm, 18 Jan 2024

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Refuse collectors call 999 after hearing smoke alarm
Location

Grange Road, Dovercourt

Attending station

Colchester, Dovercourt

Incident type

Fire

Date

6.42am, 17 Jan 2024

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Fire in an industrial building
Location

Little Warley Hall Lane, West Horndon

Attending station

Basildon, Brentwood, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.06pm, 16 Jan 2024

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