Firefighters from Harlow’s Red Watch rescued a miniature schnauzer after he became trapped between garden railings while chasing his tennis ball.

On arrival, firefighters found Monty trapped fast between the railings and visibly distressed. Crews worked carefully and sensitively to free him, ensuring he wasn’t hurt during the rescue.

Firefighters responded to a fire involving an HGV on the A12 between Junctions 23 and 24 today (Thursday 9 October).

We were called at 12.34pm to a fire in a lorry carrying chickens. The fire was extinguished by 1.53pm.

Crews worked with colleagues from Essex Police to make the area safe and ensured the welfare of the birds remained a priority.

Crews averted a cat-astrophe when they rescued Max from a dual carriageway bridge.

When the adventurous moggy went missing, Max's owners used his tracking tag to find him – and feared the worst when his location was the A12 near Ingatestone.

Thankfully they spotted him on a concrete support, but they couldn't reach him. 

Firefighters were called to a fire in a pizza takeaway restaurant in Stanway this morning. The fire was contained to the building and nobody was injured.

Two crews were called to Peartree Road, Stanway at 9:09am to reports of a fire in a kitchen. 

Crews worked to put the fire out and prevent it spreading to neighbouring units. 

An investigation carried out to determine the cause of the fire found it was caused by an electrical fault in a fridge. 

A ground floor flat in Harlow has been left badly damaged following a fire early this morning (Tuesday 30 September).

The occupant had gone onto her balcony for a cigarette at around 2am before returning to bed. A short time later, neighbours spotted smoke and flames coming from the flat and quickly raised the alarm. Thankfully, they were able to wake the occupant and she left the property safely.

Five families have been made homeless after a fire in Stapleford Abbots this morning. 

Firefighters were called to a fire in Stapleford Abbots this morning, when crews arrived they found a fire which had spread from a shed to three buildings. 

Incident Commander Howard Midwood said: "Crews have worked hard with poor water supplies to the site to extinguish the fire quickly and stop it from spreading. Unfortunately five families have been made temporarily homeless to due to the fire and smoke damage to their properties.