Incidents

This page highlights a selection of significant incidents attended by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Click on any headline to read the full story.

For older incident reports, visit our archive on the Transparency site.

 
Incident statistics - June 2025
 
3,353
Total calls to Control
 
1,584
Incidents attended
 
117
Road traffic collisions
 
30
Animal rescues
Closed
Ten crews tackle field fire in Harlow
Location

Gilden Way, Harlow

Attending station

Epping

Incident type

Date

4.54pm, 13 Aug 2022

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Closed
Field Fire, Canvey
Location

Northwick Road, Canvey

Attending station

Incident type

Date

2.53pm, 13 Aug 2022

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Closed
Multiple crews deal with field fire in Tilbury
Location

North View Avenue, Tilbury

Attending station

Orsett

Incident type

Date

2.14pm, 13 Aug 2022

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Closed
Large field fire in Harlow under control
Location

Fern Hill Lane, Harlow

Attending station

Harlow

Incident type

Date

12.01pm, 13 Aug 2022

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Closed
PHOTOS: Sixteen crews working to extinguish large field fire
Location

Hollow Lane, Broomfield

Attending station

Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Date

1.52pm, 12 Aug 2022

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Closed
Barbecue causes garage fire
Location

Kingfisher Drive, South Benfleet

Attending station

Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Date

9.41pm, 11 Aug 2022

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Closed
PHOTOS: Field fire
Location

Langford Road, Wickham Bishops

Attending station

Maldon

Incident type

Date

5.46pm, 11 Aug 2022

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Field fire on Canvey Island
Location

Roscommon Way, Canvey Island

Attending station

Canvey Island

Incident type

Date

1.50pm, 11 Aug 2022

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