PHOTO: Field fire in Canvey

Firefighters spent the afternoon and evening at a field fire in Northwick Road, Canvey yesterday.

Crews from Canvey, Rayleigh, Leigh and Great Baddow were sent to the scene alongside an off-road vehicle from Burnham as well as a water bowser from Corringham.

Approximately four acres of shrubland was alight.

Firefighters worked together to carry out a controlled burn as there were no surrounding risks to any other properties.

Crews then worked to extinguish the fire and left the scene at 9:30pm.

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Canvey and Great Baddow’s firefighters are on-call firefighters - they all live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station and are paid to protect their community. 

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