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- Volunteers fit smoke alarms in 1,500 Essex homes
- Volunteers at the Essex Fire Museum help to look after 6,000 artefacts
- Firefighter celebrates 45 year milestone
- Firefighters help otterly cute Essex residents
- Pride Month - The meaning behind the LGBTQ+ flag
- Chelmer Valley temporary mortuary decommissioning
- ThankyouThursday: Fire Cadet thanked for dedication
- ThankyouThursday: Resident thanks crews
- Essex County Fire and Rescue Service staff volunteer their time during pandemic
- Wildfire advice for Essex as Met Office issues amber warning
- Firefighters continue to work with Ambulance Service giving 4,700 hours
- Fire Service set to celebrate pride month
- Firefighters help 8-year-old boy with 999 charity challenge
- Fire Service thanks dedicated volunteers for their contribution
- Fire Service gives advice on storing rubbish following house fire
- ERF thanks residents for their continued efforts to #StayAlertSaveLives
- How Essex residents can practice their faith safely during pandemic
- Fire Service welcomes 16 new firefighters
- Firefighter raises almost £3,000 for children's cancer charity
- Fire Service gives 4,000 hours to drive ambulances
- Stay safe while cooking
- ECFRS encourages acts of kindness as it reminds people 'it's ok not to be ok'
- National Sprinkler Week: Is your business protected by a sprinkler system?
- Does your parking put lives at risk?
- Fire Service staff record selfie-style home fire safety video
- Firefighters help to welcome babies into the world
- Public reminded: 'Don't stay, take it away' as lockdown continues
- Essex County Fire and Rescue Service provides sensory smoke alarms
- ThankyouThursday: 20 years on... Grays resident thanks crews
- Fire Fitness Team offer advice to people working from home
- Firefighters donate snack box to local hospital
- Volunteers help at hospitals during pandemic
- Can you help decorate fire stations in Essex?
- Essex firefighters continue to support ambulance service
- Celebrate Ramadan safely
- Essex County Fire and Rescue Service urges residents to be water aware
- ECFRS encourages people to donate blood
- Essex firefighters make more than 40 extra ambulances available in a week
- Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is Ready, Willing and Able
- Control staff thank kind-hearted baker
- Woman escapes tumble dryer fire thanks to smoke alarm
- Essex organisations work to help the public stay safe at home
- Videos shared to help young people learn new skills
- Stay safe this Easter weekend
- Fire Service issues safety plea to public after increase in garden fires
- Essex firefighters to drive ambulances in bid to support the Ambulance Service
- Charity Tuesday: Lyndsey volunteers to deliver food parcels
- Essex public sector organisations support NHS through pandemic
- Fire service outlines new style home safety visits during pandemic
- Emergency services launch online education hub
- Dovercourt Fire Station converts to on-call
- Give your fire service some space
- Thankyou Thursday - Elderly woman thanks Service for helping to fix faulty smoke
- Home fire safety advice on YouTube
- Spending more time at home? Get your whole family involved in home fire safety
- Fire service ready to respond despite pandemic
- International Women's Day 2020
- Shoeburyness Fire Station begins refurbishment work
- This #ThankyouThursday, we want to thank Les for his 50 years' service
- Eighteen new firefighters join Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
- Year 9 students thank Essex County Fire and Rescue Service for inspiring them
- Have your say on how your fire service delivers its priorities
- Meet Harry, an on-call firefighter in South Woodham Ferrers
- Shoeburyness and Southend Fire Station charity coffee morning
- Meet Lee, an on-call firefighter in South Woodham Ferrers
- Meet James, an on-call firefighter in Dovercourt
- Could you be an on-call firefighter in South Woodham Ferrers?
- Meet Jamie, an on-call firefighter in Dovercourt
- Could you be an on-call firefighter in Dovercourt?
- Winter Warmer appeal helps thousands of families in North Essex
- Meet Sean, an on-call firefighter in Great Baddow
- Could you be an on-call firefighter in Waltham Abbey?
- Meet Karl, an on-call firefighter in Great Baddow
- Cameron thanked for calling 999 after safety talk at school
- Could you be an on-call firefighter in Great Baddow?
- Could you be an on-call firefighter?
- Students thank Essex County Fire and Rescue Service for inspiring them
- Could a fire engine get through your road in an emergency?
- CharityTuesday: Leigh firefighters raise £400 for Lily
- West Thurrock chemical leak: 24 hours on
- Saffron Walden on-call firefighters remember local fire 50 years on
- Emergency Services Christmas Carol Service
- ECFRS rated good at responding to emergencies by HMICFRS report
- Charity Tuesday: Jack and Chris are fundraising for the Fire Fighters Charity
- Have you downloaded the what3words app?
- Volunteers thanked for commitment during dedicated ceremony
- Winter Warmer Christmas appeal
- Don't miss out - let us know your views
- CharityTuesday: Ben is fundraising for Orchid Male Cancer Support
- Essex County Fire and Rescue Service wins prestigious Excellence research award
- Firefighters raise more than £1,500 for life-saving treatment
- Could you be an on-call firefighter in Canvey Island?
- ECFRS celebrates its people in annual awards event
- International Mens Day: Living with prostate cancer - Pauls story
- Meet Georgina
- Firefighter called up to England Fire Service Rugby team
- Architect John revisits South Woodham Ferrers
- Fire and Rescue Statement and Annual Report 2018-2019
- Have you had your say on the future priorities of ECFRS?
- For Archie: Firefighters to host car wash to help fund life-saving treatment
- Firefighters thanked for rescuing dog
- Search and Rescue dogs complete huge exercise in Brightlingsea
- International Control Room Week: Meet Jacqui
- International Control Room Week: Meet Sarah
- UK's best search and rescue dogs to take on two-day exercise in Brightlingsea
- International Control Room Week: - Meet Kelly
- Firefighters take on brutal challenge for charity
- International Control Room Week - Ryan's story
- International Control Room Week: 'Every emergency starts with us' Jason's story
- Candle Fire Safety Week: Snuff out the fire risk
- Home Safety Week 2019 #SafeHome19
- Student Fire Safety Week 2019
- Fire service at 21, VIP at 100: Hocky Hockets' incredible story
- Changes made to firefighter Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Have your say on the future priorities of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
- Ongar residents sign up to become on-call firefighters
- Firefighters and staff celebrate long service
- Get sweeping for Chimney Fire Safety Week
- Do you live or work in South Woodham Ferrers?
- Do you live or work in Great Baddow?
- Extra 21 Down Syndrome Firebreak at Maldon Fire Station
- How many smoke alarms do you have?
- Becoming an on-call firefighter at 18: Harry's story
- Fire Cadets celebrate winning Volunteer Team of the Year Award
- "We're not volunteers" - life on-call at Wickford: Trevor's story
- Children from Chernobyl visit Billericay Fire Station
- Firefighter Gary Mussett retires from West Mersea after 40 years
- Safety first for summer cooking
- Why every day is #BringYourDogtoWorkDay for Graham
- Barbecue safe this summer
- Funding for local causes on offer, courtesy of Colchester Fire Swim
- Buzz of excitement: Life as an on-call firefighter at West Mersea
- Protecting South Woodham: life as an on-call firefighter
- Hundreds made safer thanks to fire-funded sprinkler projects
- Don't tackle a fire yourself - get out, stay out, call 999
- 'All or nothing': becoming a firefighter
- A career change to be the best that you can be
- Wake up to the deadly risk: Smoking cause a third of all fire deaths in the home
- Achieving my lifelong goal of becoming a firefighter: Mitchell's story
- Free business engagement event to support on-call firefighter recruitment
- Report finds moisturisers and creams can be flammable hazards
- Two oven fires in one day: never leave items on top of your hob
- Be extra flippin careful this Pancake Day!
- Search and Rescue dog Kirby retires
- Taster sessions aimed at BAME applicants
- Safety visits to reassure Clacton residents
- Winter Fire Safety Advice
- Almost 150 Essex residents try out firefighter tests
- Eleven new firefighters join Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
- Helping you get firefighter fit
- Recruitment day for Burnham, Tollesbury, Tillingham and Maldon residents
- Get the call - become a professional firefighter
- Taster sessions in January aimed at potential firefighters
- On-call firefighter Dan undergoes surgery in bid to achieve his dream
- Darren delivers first class service to Rochford
- Don't let fire ruin festive cheer this Christmas
- Walk and Talk shortlisted for sports award
- Plaque unveiled to remember fallen firefighters
- Burnham, Tollesbury, Tillingham and Maldon: our county's eastern fire stations
- Don't let your Halloween end in a nightmare
- Search and rescue dogs from across the UK to visit Essex for boat training event
- Fire Safety Advice for University Students
- Residents are Safe, Well and Secure in Saffron Walden
- Mary wins award for Community Speed Watch programme
- Do you care for someone in Saffron Walden?
- Businesses urged to reduce false alarms and save £1 billion
- Twelve new firefighters join Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
- Is your chimney ready?
- Help us improve our communications to you
- Hard-hitting road safety messages delivered to Colchester Garrison Troops
- Essex Fire Cadets take victory at inaugural National Fire Cadet Games
- Is your parking putting lives at risk?
- Fire service and police work together to share safety messages in schools
- Is your home really smoke alarmed?
- Firefighters called to double the number of outdoor fires in July 2018
- Firefighters recognise brave neighbours following explosion
- Dovercourt Fire station's open day and recruitment day this Saturday
- New website for on-call firefighter applicants
- Firebreak partnership with Down Syndrome charity reaches tenth anniversary
- Emergency service staff become autism aware
- Dream come true visit for 5 year old Toby
- I've always been up for a challenge: Ongar's first female firefighter
- Fire service issue safety advice following a number of outdoor fires this week
- Funding for local good causes on offer, courtesy of Colchester Fire Swim
- Community Speed Watch Volunteers
- We are like a small family: Life as an on-call firefighter in Leaden Roding
- Police and Fire cadets will work together to be crowned cadet challenge champion
- Emergency services share use of Manningtree Fire Station
- Fighting fires and tackling depression - Sam's story
- How to celebrate Ramadan safely
- On-call firefighters join wholetime firefighters in Clacton
- Thumbs up mobiles down: My Red Thumb Day 2018
- How a spring clean could save your life
- Fire Station Open Days 2018
- Be Water and Drowning Aware
- On-call firefighter awarded Townsperson of the Year
- Commendations for life-saving teams
- ECFRS team volunteer 528 hours for Duke of Edinburgh expedition
- New Chief Signs in at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
- Firefighter helps to welcome baby girl into the world
- CharityTuesday: Firefighters praise local resident who raised £630 for charity
- Thankyou Thursday: Owner thanks firefighters for rescuing elderly horse
- Fire Service set to continue partnership with Ambulance Service
- Fire Service set to join virtual pride celebrations
- Fire Service shares home fire safety advice for carers
- Charity Tuesday - Could you support the Fire Fighters Charity?
- Fire Service issues safety advice around disposable barbecues
- Do you live or work close to Great Baddow Fire Station?
- Do you live or work close to South Woodham Ferrers Fire Station?
- Fire Service continues to support vulnerable people during pandemic
- Charity Tuesday: Firefighter set to run 52 miles in 2 days for charity
- Essex's first ever Fire Investigation dog
- Essex Fire's community safety team reassures residents after fatal fire
- Fire service works with local organisations to reach vulnerable people
- Fizz's first fire: Essex's Fire Investigation Dog starts work
- Debunking the myth: Hand sanitiser in cars DO NOT pose a fire risk
- Fire Service gives swimming safety advice for summer
- Fire Service issues bonfire safety advice after two large fires in one afternoon
- Do you live or work close to Waltham Abbey Fire Station?
- Fire Service helps make almost 700 ambulances available during pandemic
- Charity Tuesday: Firefighter raises £700 after running 52 miles in 2 days
- Do you live or work close to Dovercourt Fire Station?
- Fire Service gives safety advice for water sports
- Charity Tuesday: Martin is set for 10km a day for The Fire Fighters Charity
- CharityTuesday: Running in memory of Thaxted on-call firefighter Derek
- Education Officers reassure communities during pandemic
- Emergency Services give safety lessons to 2,300 school children during pandemic
- Fire Service team retains Investors in People accreditation for the seventh time
- Virtual celebration held to thank Fire Service ambulance drivers and trainers
- Fire Service Safe and Well Officer retires after 41 years
- Fire Service issues road safety plea after three fatalities in one weekend
- Fire Service fits more than 1,450 smoke alarms during pandemic
- Firefighters set to walk the Essex Way for The Fire Fighters Charity
- Sprinklers to be installed at three tower blocks in Essex
- Fire Service issues safety advice for hot weather
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