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.
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Firefighters rescue horse from river
LocationAbbey Lane, Coggeshall
Attending stationCoggeshall
Incident typeDate4.10pm, 18 Jul 2021
Find out moreFirefighters rescue two dogs from locked car
LocationIngrave Road, Brentwood
Attending stationBrentwood
Incident typeDate11.40am, 18 Jul 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision - two heavy goods vehicles
LocationM25, Thurrock
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeDate2.18pm, 17 Jul 2021
Find out moreFatal 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
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Information for the media
Press hotline - 01376 570814
Email press@essex-fire.gov.uk
If you are not the press, use 01376 576000 for other enquiries. For emergencies call 999.
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