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
Field Fire
Location

Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury

Attending station

Grays, Billericay, Basildon, Hawkwell, Chelmsford, Leaden Roding

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.57am, 27 Jun 2025

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Closed
Warehouse fire
Location

High Road, Epping

Attending station

Waltham Abbey, Loughton, Harlow, Old Harlow, Leaden Roding, Brentwood

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.00pm, 26 Jun 2025

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Closed
Fire in derelict building
Location

Eastern Avenue, Southend

Attending station

Southend, Rayleigh Weir, Rochford, Hawkwell, Leigh, Shoeburyness

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.28pm, 25 Jun 2025

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Closed
Bonfire spreads to fence and three sheds
Location

Ilfracombe road, Southend

Attending station

Southend, Leigh

Incident type

Fire

Date

2.50am, 25 Jun 2025

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Closed
Unattended bonfire spreads to field
Location

Belvedere road, Burnham

Attending station

Burnham

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.52pm, 24 Jun 2025

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Closed
Crews fit smoke alarms on street after garage fire
Location

London Road, Wickford

Attending station

Basildon, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.58pm, 24 Jun 2025

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Closed
Crews issue advice after washing machine fire
Location

Jones Close, Southend

Attending station

Southend, Hawkwell, Leigh, Rayleigh Weir, Shoeburyness

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.54pm, 24 Jun 2025

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Closed
Crews extinguish fire affecting camper van and containers
Location

Creephedge Lane, East Hanningfield

Attending station

Chelmsford, Maldon, Rayleigh Weir, Orsett, Southend

Incident type

Fire

Date

8.22am, 24 Jun 2025

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