Incidents
The incidents shown on this page are a selection of the most notable incidents Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has attended. Click on the headline of each incident to see the full details.
An archive of historic incident details are available on our Transparency site.
Fire at Thames Oilport
LocationThames Oilport, Coryton
Attending stationBasildon, Brentwood, Southend, Corringham, Grays, Leigh
Incident typeFire
Date2.47pm, 24 Jul 2024
Find out moreFirefighters prevent bin fire spreading to offices
LocationBrooker Road, Waltham Abbey
Attending stationLoughton, Harlow, Epping, Basildon
Incident typeFire
Date1.55pm, 19 Jul 2024
Find out moreRestaurant fire
LocationQueens Road, Buckhurst Hill
Attending stationBrentwood, Loughton
Incident typeFire
Date3.15pm, 18 Jul 2024
Find out moreDiscarded cigarette catches front of house alight
LocationKings Road, Chelmsford
Attending stationChelmsford
Incident typeFire
Date2.59pm, 18 Jul 2024
Find out moreCrews tackle fire affecting 15 tonnes of straw
LocationCalves Lane, Stoke by Nayland
Attending stationColchester, Halstead, Urban Search and Rescue
Incident typeFire
Date12.14pm, 17 Jul 2024
Find out moreHouse fire caused by electrical fault
LocationBrunwin Way, Rayne
Attending stationBraintree, Chelmsford, Great Dunmow, Halstead, Hawkwell, Wethersfield
Incident typeFire
Date10.24am, 16 Jul 2024
Find out moreSmoking warning after flat fire
LocationGlendale Close, Burnham-on-Crouch
Attending stationBurnham, South Woodham Ferrers
Incident typeFire
Date2.12am, 16 Jul 2024
Find out moreFirefighters issue warning after chip pan fire
LocationLimes Avenue, Chigwell
Attending stationLoughton
Incident typeFire
Date4.21pm, 10 Jul 2024
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