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.
Crews stop fire in terraced house spreading
LocationAlexandra Street, Harwich
Attending stationDovercourt, Manningtree, Colchester
Incident typeFire
Date1.46am, 18 May 2024
Find out moreFire at waste site
LocationConvent Lane, Braintree
Attending stationBraintree, Halstead, Coggeshall
Incident typeFire
Date8.59pm, 12 May 2024
Find out moreFire damages two flats
LocationThe Hyde, Langdon Hills
Attending stationBasildon, Rayleigh Weir, Leigh, Hawkwell, Grays, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue
Incident typeFire
Date11.26am, 09 May 2024
Find out moreGarage fire
LocationThackeray Close, Braintree
Attending stationBraintree, Coggeshall
Incident typeFire
Date9.22pm, 08 May 2024
Find out moreFire in library
LocationIfstan Way, Southend-on-Sea
Attending stationSouthend
Incident typeFire
Date9.19pm, 07 May 2024
Find out moreSmoke alarms alert family to bedroom fire
LocationFalbro Crescent, Hadleigh
Attending stationRayleigh Weir, Leigh
Incident typeFire
Date3.22pm, 28 Apr 2024
Find out moreWorking smoke alarms save family
LocationWoodside, Southminster
Attending stationBurnham, Tillingham, South Woodham Ferrers
Incident typeFire
Date2.47am, 27 Apr 2024
Find out moreSmoke alarm saves man who fell asleep and set fire to mattress with cigarette
LocationVange Hill Drive, Basildon
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeFire
Date9.21pm, 25 Apr 2024
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