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.

 

 

Closed
Crews extinguish fire affecting 100 tonnes of waste
Location

Sturmer Road, New England

Attending station

Wethersfield, Sible Hedingham, Halstead

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.24am, 18 Jun 2025

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Ongoing
Smoke alarm alerts family to house fire
Location

Fencepiece Road, Chigwell

Attending station

Loughton, Grays, Basildon

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.14pm, 14 Jun 2025

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Ongoing
Crews extinguish fire affecting hay and agricultural building
Location

Harlow Road, Matching Tye

Attending station

Harlow, Leaden Roding, Newport

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.06pm, 14 Jun 2025

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Closed
Crews stop fire caused by pizza oven spreading to house
Location

The Croft, Loughton

Attending station

Loughton, Epping

Incident type

Fire

Date

2.35am, 14 Jun 2025

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Closed
Crews issue advice after barbecue causes garden fire
Location

Grantham Avenue, Great Notley

Attending station

Wethersfield, Great Dunmow

Incident type

Fire

Date

5.33pm, 13 Jun 2025

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Closed
Smoke alarm alerts family to fire caused by item left on charge
Location

Schoolfield Road, Thurrock

Attending station

Grays, Orsett

Incident type

Fire

Date

5.10am, 12 Jun 2025

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Closed
Woman rescued from mud flats
Location

Old Ferry Road, Rowhedge

Attending station

Wivenhoe, Colchester, West Mersea

Incident type

Person rescue

Date

7.38pm, 02 Jun 2025

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Closed
Fire spreads to four gardens
Location

Imperial Avenue, Mayland

Attending station

Tillingham, Burnham, Maldon, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.29pm, 31 May 2025

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