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.
Brick building collapse
LocationEastern Avenue, West Thurrock
Attending stationGrays, Orsett, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue
Incident typeOther
Date1.50am, 10 Dec 2024
Find out moreSmoke alarm alerts Basildon resident to kitchen fire
LocationPattiswick Square, Basildon
Attending stationBasildon, Rayleigh Weir
Incident typeFire
Date11.39am, 06 Dec 2024
Find out moreMan's lucky escape after fire in bungalow with no smoke alarms
LocationPancroft, Abridge
Attending stationLoughton, Harlow
Incident typeFire
Date2.53am, 04 Dec 2024
Find out moreCrews issue safety advice after candle starts kitchen fire
LocationWillowfield, Harlow
Attending stationHarlow, Old Harlow
Incident typeFire
Date1.59pm, 30 Nov 2024
Find out moreCrews extinguish garage fire
LocationBumpstead road, Saffron Walden
Attending stationWethersfield, Thaxted, Saffron Walden
Incident typeFire
Date2.26am, 25 Nov 2024
Find out moreCrews make collapsed roof safe
LocationHigh Street, Maldon
Attending stationMaldon, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue, Chelmsford, Colchester
Incident typeOther
Date9.32am, 24 Nov 2024
Find out moreSmoke alarm alerts family to kitchen fire
LocationMeadow Way, Jaywick
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeFire
Date6.58am, 23 Nov 2024
Find out moreFirefighters rescue St Bernard dog stuck on roof in icy conditions
LocationMalyons, Pitsea, Basildon
Attending stationCorringham
Incident typeAnimal rescue
Date10.10am, 22 Nov 2024
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