- 19/01/2018
Gold Standard! Our Service's students presented with top Duke of Edinburgh Award
Five young people are celebrating this week after being presented with the ultimate Duke of Edinburgh Award at St. James’ Palace. Amy Gair, Katie Rolfe, Emma Rolfe, Rebecca Draper and David Hopkinson received Gold Duke of Edinburgh (D of E) Gap Awards on Tuesday evening, following five ...
- 16/01/2018
Register your home appliances
Have you ever checked if your fridge, tumble dryer or washing machine have been recalled for safety reasons? It happens more often than you might think – and today’s the day you find out how you can keep your peace of mind that your kitchen appliances are safe. Register My ...
- 08/01/2018
Fighting the cold together: Winter Warmer returns
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has brought back its popular Winter Warmer initiative, helping over 300 people on its first day. Open between 10am and 4pm from Monday to Friday this week (8 - 12 January), the Winter Warmer is a pop-up shop offering donated good quality winter clothing, ...
- 15/12/2017
Christmas Fire Safety
Many of the things we enjoy over the Christmas period such as fairy lights, candles, paper hats and decorations can all be fire hazards when proper care is not taken. Follow our top 10 fire safety tips to make sure you stay safe this Christmas. 1. Check your Christmas tree lights ...
- 15/12/2017
Taster sessions in January aimed at female applicants
Teacher? Communicator? Care provider? Community minded? Physically fit? We’re looking for you. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is taking positive action to encourage females to come and try out a new career. We want our workforce to be as diverse as the communities we serve and to ...
- 12/12/2017
Student Isabel awarded certificate by fire service
Last week Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Fire Officer Mark Earwicker went to Southend High School for Girls to present 12 year old Isabel Skirrow with a certificate for her actions when a fire broke out at her home. Isabel was home alone when she noticed strange things happening in the ...
- 08/12/2017
Festive lights and decorations: be safe this Christmas
Christmas is a time of festivities, being with those we love and sharing gifts. It’s also the time of year that we dust off decorations and lights that have been kept hidden away for 12 months – or occasionally treat ourselves to new ones. That could mean fairy lights, candles, ...
- 06/12/2017
Fire service issue fire safety advice to horse owners and livery yards
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is urging livery yards and stables to check their fire safety measures following a devastating fire at a livery yard in Burnham which killed a dozen horses this week. Head of Technical Fire Safety, Mark Earwicker, said: “By their very nature, stables ...
- 30/11/2017
Essex Business Excellence Award Winners
Last night (Wednesday 29 November) our Community Development and Safeguarding team won an award at the Essex Business Excellence Awards 2017 for their brilliant work and dedication to making our communities safer. The team's work with children and adults through the Firebreak, Fire Cadets ...
- 30/11/2017
Two cooking oil fires in one day: Are you using your kitchen safely?
Did you know that three quarters of all house fires in Essex start in the kitchen? Yesterday (Wednesday 29 November), two separate fires related to cooking oil broke out within hours of each other - leaving homes severely damaged. The first fire, which has left a kitchen in Thorpe Bay badly ...
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