With the hot and dry conditions set to continue, firefighters are urging smokers to properly stub out cigarettes after a fire in Brentwood today. 

Crews were called to Geary Drive, Brentwood at 1:09pm. 

On arrival, firefighters reported that a fire in a garden was starting to spread to the outside of a house.

Firefighters extinguished the fire by 1:30pm and believe it was caused by a discarded cigarette. 

Some of the guttering on the house had melted during the fire and there was smoke damage to the exterior wall. 

Crews are tackling a fire affecting 200 tonnes of wood in Stebbing.

We were called to a vehicle and woodpile fire off Lubberhedges Lane today at 10.07am.

Crews from South Woodham Ferrers, Billericay, Wethersfield, Stansted, Newport and Dunmow attended, along with a water bowser, which is used to bring a large volume of water to an incident, from Corringham.

Firefighters found a tractor, agricultural chipping machine and 200-tonne woodpile alight.

A teenage boy alerted his mum and sister to a fire in their house after the tumble dryer caught alight.

We were called to a two-storey house in Salvia Close, Clacton on Monday at 11.38pm and crews from Clacton and Weeley attended.

Firefighters found a tumble dryer alight and the ground floor filling with smoke. They extinguished the fire by 12.21am.

Firefighters are urging smokers to properly stub out cigarettes after a garden fire in Basildon was caused by a discarded cigarette earlier today. 

Crews were called to Linford Drive, Basildon at 1:53pm. 

On arrival, firefighters reported that a fire in a garden had caught a bin alight.

Firefighters extinguished the fire by 2:10pm and believe it was caused by a discarded cigarette. 

Crews were called to a house in Ongar last night when the owners discovered a fire outside after their dogs woke them up barking. 

On arrival firefighters reported that a swimming pool boiler house was completely alight and the fire was starting to spread to a neighbour's house. 

Incident Commander Dan Hockley said:

"The shed building has been damaged by fire and the fascia and guttering of both the owners and neighbour's house were damaged from the heat. 

Crews were called to a road traffic collision involving two vehicles. 

On arrival firefighters reported one person was trapped in their vehicle and worked to release them by 8.33am. 

The casualty was left in the care of the Ambulance Service. 

Firefighters have rescued a horse during a complex animal rescue incident. 

Crews were called to an area near Churchill Road, Grays, this morning after reports a horse had left its field and got stuck in canal water.

Station Manager Toby Ingham said:

"Our specialist animal rescue and water rescue teams worked alongside frontline fire crews in a complex incident to rescue the large horse. 

"Special thanks to the out-of-hours equine vet who worked with the owner and our crews to safely rescue the horse and resolve the incident.

Crews were called to a block of flats in Harlow last night after reports of a fire in a communal area. 

On arrival firefighters reported there was a large fire in a bin storage area which was directly under the block of flats. 

Incident Commander Toby Ingham said:

"The smoke from the fire had travelled upwards via the bin chutes into the landing areas of all floors. 

Update 3:20pm
 

The vehicle has now been recovered, and the last fire engine has now left the scene. The cause of the fire was recorded as accidental - caused by a fault in the vehicle's engine.

Update 3pm
 

One fire engine remains at the scene of this fire on the M25. The fire has been extinguished, and the vehicle is awaiting recovery. Firefighters will stay with the vehicle until the vehicle can be safely recovered, which is expected to happen shortly.

Update 1pm

Update 1:30pm

An investigation into the cause of the fire found it started accidentally.

Firefighters were called to a house fire in Littlebury Green, Basildon at 7:12pm last night.

On arrival, four crews reported a fire was affecting the roof spaces of three houses.

Crews wearing breathing apparatus entered the houses to tackle the fire within the roof voids while crews used an aerial ladder platform to tackle the fire from above.

During the incident, firefighters requested the help of three more crews.