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- 27/09/2021
Fire service issues safety advice for storing fuel
Essex residents are being urged not to hoard petrol and to store any containers they do have safely and securely. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has issued a safety warning following reports that motorists are filling jerry cans and other containers as well as their fuel tanks. The ...
- 21/09/2021
Weeley firefighter raises £2,000 for local girl
On-call Firefighter Jon Turner from Weeley Fire Station has raised £2,000 for a local girl following a 24 hour walk from London to Brighton on 11 September. Wearing a Breathing Apparatus set - which weighs around 15kg - Jon walked 100 kilometres over a 24 hour period from London to ...
- 19/09/2021
Fire Service urges public not to enter water to rescue someone
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is urging members of the public to call 999 if they see someone in distress in the water instead of entering the water themselves. Earlier this month, two 12-year-old girls were stuck in the mud at Thorney Bay beach in Canvey and a man who went to help them ...
- 17/09/2021
ECFRS is supporting Fire Door Safety Week
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is supporting a national week-long campaign to raise awareness of the critical role fire doors play in commercial, public and multiple occupancy buildings. Fire doors are often the first line of defence in a fire, especially when people are asleep or at their ...
- 17/09/2021
Fire Service works to reduce road deaths in Essex
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is working alongside partners in Essex as part of the Safer Essex Roads Partnership to reduce the number of people killed on Essex roads. The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) launched its Vision Zero draft strategy on Tuesday, September 14 which details ...
- 14/09/2021
Great Baddow Fire Station holds its first training course
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is holding the first of three on-call firefighter training courses at Great Baddow Fire Station over the next two weeks. Ten trainee on-call firefighters began their training at Great Baddow Fire Station on Monday, 13 September and will take on a two-week ...
- 09/09/2021
999 Day - Meet Kelly, fire control operator and volunteer police officer
As part of #999Day, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is highlighting its staff that wear more than one uniform to protect their communities. Kelly Bingham is a Temporary Crew Manager in the Control Room at Essex County Fire and Rescue ...
- 09/09/2021
999 Day - Meet Kevin, on-call firefighter and ambulance driver
As part of #999Day, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is highlighting its staff that wear more than one uniform to protect their communities. Kevin Cope has been an on-call firefighter at Hawkwell Fire Station since 2015. He’s paid to protect his community as an ...
- 09/09/2021
999 Day - Meet Lisa, fire service community safety officer and RNLI volunteer
As part of #999Day, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is highlighting its staff that wear more than one uniform to protect their communities. Lisa Mitson has worked with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service for eight years as an Education Officer and now as a Community ...
- 08/09/2021
Fire Service set to celebrate 999 Day with emergency service colleagues
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service will be celebrating 999 Day on Thursday, 9 September to recognise all staff and volunteers that work to keep Essex safe. In its 4th year, the national 999 Day campaign seeks to recognise the approximately 2 million people who work and volunteer for emergency ...