Essex County Fire and Rescue Service will be celebrating 999 Day on Thursday, 9 September to recognise all emergency service staff and volunteers that work to keep Essex safe.

It’s Business Safety Week and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is giving its top tips to help keep your colleagues and customers safe.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is recommending residents with open fires and log burners plan ahead for colder weather and get chimneys swept and inspected before winter.

Our Service has had one of its busiest weekends in recent years, with our control room dealing with hundreds of calls and firefighters and crews responding to many incidents across the county.

As Essex heads into another hot and dry weekend, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is reiterating its plea for everyone to have #FireFreeFun over the next few days.

With the hot and dry conditions continuing, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is working incredibly hard to keep everyone who lives, works and travels in Essex safe.

Fire Investigation and Search dogs Fizz, Jarvis and Bailey have passed their annual relicensing tests alongside their handler, Graham Currie.

South Woodham Ferrers Fire Station has taken its next step to becoming an on-call fire station, thanks to the support of the local community who have applied to join the team and the commitment of

Eleven new firefighters and six control room operators have been welcomed into Essex County Fire and Rescue Service during a dedicated passing out ceremony at the Service Training Centre in Witham

The Public Sector Equality Duty requires public bodies like our Service to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and encourage good relations between different people.