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.
Fatal road traffic collision
LocationM11, Newport
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeDate10.17am, 17 Jul 2021
Find out moreFirefighters rescue a man from garage following road traffic collision
LocationStrutt Close, Hatfield Peveral
Attending stationChelmsford
Incident typeDate3.14pm, 16 Jul 2021
Find out moreFlat fire in high rise building
LocationSir Francis Way, Brentwood
Attending stationBrentwood
Incident typeDate9.40am, 16 Jul 2021
Find out moreHGV fire on M11
LocationM11 southbound (between Junctions 10 and 8)
Attending stationNewport
Incident typeDate4.57pm, 14 Jul 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision: three casualties
LocationLondon Road, Wickford
Attending stationWickford
Incident typeDate2.27pm, 14 Jul 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision: man rescued
LocationCranes Lane, Basildon
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate7.51am, 14 Jul 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision on A130
LocationA130 Rettendon Turnpike
Attending stationRayleigh Weir
Incident typeDate10.28pm, 12 Jul 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision - person trapped after collision with house
LocationCottage Green, Clacton
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeDate2.42pm, 12 Jul 2021
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