Incidents

This page highlights a selection of significant incidents attended by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, with a focus on those that carry an important safety message to help educate and protect our communities. Click on any headline to read the full story.

Smaller or time-sensitive incidents are often shared directly on our Facebook page, especially when we need to quickly inform or warn the public.

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
Crews extinguish fire affecting containers
Location

Blunts Wall Road, Billericay

Attending station

Basildon, Brentwood, Rayleigh Weir, Corringham

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.50am, 05 Jul 2025

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Closed
Farm outbuildings alight
Location

Little hallingbury

Attending station

Harlow, Stansted, Corringham

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.29am, 05 Jul 2025

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Closed
Fire at retirement village in Braintree – all residents safe
Location

Meadow Park, Braintree

Attending station

Braintree, Coggeshall, Halstead, Tiptree

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.55pm, 04 Jul 2025

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Closed
Fire in derelict building
Location

Park Lane, Harlow

Attending station

Harlow, Old Harlow, Ongar, Loughton, Chelmsford, Southend, Saffron Walden

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.37am, 04 Jul 2025

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Closed
Fire in agricultural building
Location

Boxted Road, Colchester

Attending station

Coggeshall, Colchester, Tiptree, Clacton, Brightlingsea

Incident type

Fire

Date

5.22pm, 03 Jul 2025

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Closed
Firefighters rescue eight ducklings from drain
Location

Kirby Road, Walton on the Naze

Attending station

Frinton

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

7.22am, 03 Jul 2025

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Closed
Crews rescue eight-week-old foal from river
Location

Mardyke, South Ockenden

Attending station

Chelmsford, Grays, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue

Incident type

Animal rescue

Date

3.26pm, 02 Jul 2025

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Closed
Crews tackling wood pile fire
Location

Links Road, Bradwell

Attending station

Coggeshall, Braintree, Halstead, Wethersfield, Chelmsford

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.01am, 01 Jul 2025

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