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.
Crews tackle scrubland fire
LocationNorthwick Road, Canvey
Attending stationRayleigh Weir
Incident typeDate5.06pm, 21 Jul 2022
Find out moreGrass fire near the A13
LocationA13, Pitsea
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate2.55pm, 21 Jul 2022
Find out moreBungalow fire
LocationMountview Crescent, St Lawrence
Attending stationTollesbury
Incident typeDate6.02am, 21 Jul 2022
Find out moreEight crews at fire in Billericay
LocationLaindon Road, Billericay
Attending stationBillericay
Incident typeDate5.04pm, 20 Jul 2022
Find out morePHOTOS: Firefighters rescue dog during kitchen fire
LocationParklands, Rochford
Attending stationLeigh
Incident typeDate3.43pm, 20 Jul 2022
Find out morePHOTOS: Bonfire causes field fire
LocationEast Tilbury Road, Linford
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeDate11.56am, 20 Jul 2022
Find out moreCalls across Essex on hottest day on record
LocationEssex-wide
Attending stationIncident typeDate11.31am, 19 Jul 2022
Find out moreHouse fire in Clacton-On-Sea
LocationKelsey Avenue, Clacton-On-Sea
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeDate10.23am, 19 Jul 2022
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