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 issue safety advice after wood burner fire
LocationHeath Road, Colchester
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate9.05pm, 23 Jan 2021
Find out moreHouse fire
LocationSt Andrews Avenue, Colchester
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate6.04pm, 21 Jan 2021
Find out moreFire in diesel pump
LocationAskews Farm Road, Grays
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeDate8.20am, 21 Jan 2021
Find out moreFire in flat
LocationCossington Road, Westcliff
Attending stationSouthend
Incident typeDate3.38am, 21 Jan 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision - man rescued
LocationMatching Road, Harlow
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeDate6.17pm, 20 Jan 2021
Find out morePig rescue
LocationCock Green Road, Felsted
Attending stationGreat Baddow
Incident typeDate9.18am, 20 Jan 2021
Find out moreHorse rescue
LocationNine Ashes Road, High Ongar
Attending stationGreat Baddow
Incident typeDate9.49am, 18 Jan 2021
Find out moreMan rescued from water in quarry
LocationDrake Road, Chafford Hundred
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeDate10.54pm, 17 Jan 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.
We ask that routine press check calls are not made between 8pm and 9am, because all items of interest will be posted here as they happen. Please note this is NOT a service for the public and press from outside our local area are asked politely to adhere to these guidelines.
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