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 in electrical cupboard leaves flats without power
LocationSawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood
Attending stationBrentwood, Basildon, Chelmsford
Incident typeFire
Date10.17am, 14 Jan 2024
Find out moreSmoke alarms alert family to fire
LocationMagdalen Street, Colchester
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeFire
Date10.45pm, 11 Jan 2024
Find out moreBad parking stops fire engine attending house fire
LocationThe Dashes, Harlow
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeFire
Date5.45am, 10 Jan 2024
Find out moreThree people rescued from car stuck in flooded road
LocationAbridge Road, Theydon Bois
Attending stationHarlow, Loughton, Leigh, Waltham Abbey
Incident typeFlood
Date4.39pm, 07 Jan 2024
Find out moreTwo people rescued from car stuck in flooded road
LocationMowden Hall Lane, Hatfield Peverel
Attending stationColchester, Leigh, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue
Incident typeFlood
Date3.07pm, 07 Jan 2024
Find out moreCigarette causes bedroom fire
LocationStanley Road, Great Chesterford
Attending stationSaffron Walden, Newport
Incident typeFire
Date10.24pm, 06 Jan 2024
Find out moreControl Room receives more than 100 calls after widespread flooding across Essex
LocationOld House Road, Great Horkesley
Attending stationIncident typeFlood
Date12.00am, 05 Jan 2024
Find out moreCrew extinguish fire at recycling centre
LocationBrickfields Way, Rochford
Attending stationLeigh, Southend, Rayleigh Weir
Incident typeFire
Date9.18pm, 04 Jan 2024
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