Firefighters were called to a house fire in Pendle Drive, Basildon at 12:25pm after neighbours reported seeing flames and smoke inside the house and hearing smoke alarms going off.

On arrival, three crews reported there was a fire in a mid terraced house on the ground floor. 

Crews worked to extinguish the fire and ventilate the property.

The fire has left the house uninhabitable due to heavy fire and smoke damage. 

Firefighters rescued a man and a dog following a road traffic collision in Epping this morning. 

Crews were called to a road traffic collision on Chambers Manor Farm Lane, Epping at 7:20am. 

On arrival, crews reported a van had left the road and was on its side with a man and dog trapped inside. 

Crews worked to create a platform on either side of the van to safely rescue the man alongside paramedics. 

Specially trained animal rescue firefighters from Chelmsford worked to calm the dog down and safely rescue it. 

Firefighters rescued Clive the horse yesterday after he fell into water in Barling Magna.

Crews were called to a field near Mucking Hall Road, Barling Magna at midday yesterday. 

Due to the remote area, control officers worked out the best access for firefighters to access the field. 

On arrival, crews reported Clive was stuck in mud in the water and requested specialist animal rescue trained firefighters from Chelmsford and our water rescue trained firefighters from Urban Search and Rescue.

Firefighters have praised a family of four who acted quickly to escape during a house fire in Basildon this morning. 

Crews were called to a house fire in Paxfords, Laindon at 6:32am. 

On arrival, three crews reported the first floor of the house was on fire and heavily smoke logged. 

Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire and an investigation into the cause found it had started accidentally in a bedroom upstairs.

The family had all safely escaped the fire before crews arrived. 

Firefighters from Braintree and Halstead rescued a dog from a kitchen fire in Braintree this evening. 

Crews were called to a kitchen fire in Stanstrete Field, Braintree at 6.36pm after neighbours called us when they heard smoke alarms going off.

On arrival, crews could see the fire and smoke through the kitchen window. They entered the property quickly and found Waffle, a cockapoo trapped in the house. 

Crews rescued Waffle and used the SmokeyPaws pet oxygen masks as it was suffering with smoke inhalation. 

Firefighters are urging people to keep their hobs clear after butane gas canister left on the hob caused an explosion in a flat. 

Crews were called to St Andrews Lane, Basildon at 8.07pm on Monday night. 

The resident had accidentally switched on the hob instead of the oven dial, and a butane gas canister which was left on top of the hob heated up causing an explosion, which blew out the window.

Firefighters from Braintree, Coggeshall, Halstead and Dunmow were called to an incident on Chaucer Crescent, Braintree this afternoon. 

On arrival, crews confirmed it was a fire on the first floor of a semi-detached property. 

Neighbours initially heard the smoke alarms sounding in the property and called 999. 

Crew Manager Paul Brazier said: "When we arrived there was a significant fire in the semi-detached house. Crews worked quickly and professionally to extinguish the fire and stop it from spreading further. 

Firefighters were called to a field fire near Stambridge Road, Rochford this afternoon. 

On arrival, four crews reported a field fire was affecting approximately eight hectares of grassland and a number of trees.

Crews worked together to surround the fire and used a Water Bowser from Corringham to shuttle water to the scene. 

Firefighters extinguished the fire by 4:55pm.

An investigation will take place to determine the cause of the fire.