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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Sun on mirror causes fire in bathroom
Location

Short Lane, South Hanningfield

Attending station

Basildon

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.22am, 14 Oct 2023

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Firefighters rescue man from trench
Location

Thorndon Park Drive, Leigh

Attending station

Rayleigh Weir, Rochford, Brentwood, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Technical Rescue

Incident type

Person rescue

Date

11.36am, 12 Oct 2023

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Deliberate fire in furniture shop
Location

High Street, Clacton on Sea

Attending station

Clacton

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.24pm, 08 Oct 2023

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Haystack fire
Location

Titchmarsh Marina, Walton on the Naze

Attending station

Clacton, Weeley

Incident type

Fire

Date

4.05pm, 08 Oct 2023

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House fire caused by overheated plug socket
Location

Beaches Drive, Chelmsford

Attending station

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.30pm, 08 Oct 2023

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Incinerator causes fence to set alight
Location

Stonehill Road, Leigh on Sea

Attending station

Leigh

Incident type

Fire

Date

9.10pm, 07 Oct 2023

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Road traffic collision - one person rescued
Location

Edinburgh Way, Harlow

Attending station

Harlow

Incident type

Road traffic collision

Date

11.27am, 06 Oct 2023

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Smoke alarm alerts family to fire in ninth floor flat
Location

Victoria Road, Warley

Attending station

Brentwood, Basildon, Chelmsford, Orsett, Hawkwell

Incident type

Fire

Date

7.18pm, 04 Oct 2023

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