A smoke alarm alerted occupants to a house fire in Chigwell.

We were called to Fencepiece Road today at 3.14pm and crews from Loughton, Basildon and Grays attended, along with five crews and an Aerial Ladder Platform from London Fire Brigade.

Crews were faced with a fire affecting the roof and first floor of a semi-detached house.

Station Manager Howard Midwood said: "Crews from Essex and London worked really well together to get what was a fully developed fire under control.

Crews have extinguished a fire affecting hay, an agricultural building and a caravan in Matching Tye.

We were called to Harlow Road today (Saturday 14 June) at 3.06pm and crews from Harlow (two), Leaden Roding and Newport attended.

Group Manager Steve Wintrip said: "Crews found a fully developed fire affecting a static caravan and an agricultural building, measuring around 20 metres by 5 metres, full of hay.

"Crews worked really hard to stop the fire spreading to a chemical store and garage, and also managed to save around half of the building.

Crews have issued safety advice after a fire spread from a pizza oven to a fence and then to a house in Loughton.

We were called to The Croft today (Saturday 14 June) at 2.35am and crews from Loughton and Epping attended.

Watch Manager Glenn Jackson said: "We believe embers from a pizza oven set a fence alight and the fire travelled along the fence to the house.

"Thankfully the occupant woke up, noticed the fire, got out and called 999.

"Crews did a fantastic job in stopping the fire from spreading and limiting the damage to the house."

Crews have issued safety advice after a barbecue started a garden fire.

We were called to Grantham Avenue, Great Notley yesterday (Friday 13 June) at 5.33pm. 

Crews from Great Dunmow and Wethersfield attended and found a shed and fence alight. They extinguished the fire by 6.10pm.

Crew Manager Adam Stevenson said: "It appears the barbecue was set to close to the shed and set it alight.

Crews have issued advice after a smoke alarm alerted a family to a fire caused by an item left on charge.

We were called to an end terrace house in Schoolfield Road, West Thurrock yesterday (Thursday 12 June) at 5.10am.

Crews were called to Rowhedge on Monday evening (2 June) to assist a woman who had become stuck in deep mud near the water's edge.

Crews arrived at the scene shortly before 8pm and quickly located the woman, who was stuck up to her waist in mud approximately 15 metres from the River Colne. She had been trapped for around an hour.

Firefighters used specialist mud rescue equipment and throw lines to safely reach the casualty. Working alongside the RNLI and other emergency service partners, crews were able to rescue the woman and bring her back to safety.