Water Rescue

Firefighters rescued a man from this lorry after the vehicle was trapped in a flood of rising water on Wallasea Island today.

Crews, including our water rescue team from Orsett, were called to Creeksea Ferry Road and managed to get the driver to safety.

Some of the firefighters who attended this incident were on call firefighters from Rochford. Check out the station’s Facebook page to see what else they have been up to today.

Could you be an on-call firefighter?

Firefighters from Rochford are on-call firefighters, who all live or work within 5 minutes of the fire station and are paid to attend incidents.

If you live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station, you could be an on-call firefighter and be paid to protect your community.

Find out more about the role at join.essex-fire.gov.uk/on-call