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 tackle haystack fire
LocationHatfield Heath Road, Sheering
Attending stationHarlow, Stansted, Corringham
Incident typeFire
Date7.49pm, 19 Jul 2023
Find out moreDeliberate fire in derelict building
LocationCrouch Street, Colchester
Attending stationColchester, Weeley, West Mersea
Incident typeFire
Date7.01pm, 19 Jul 2023
Find out moreCrews tackle field fire in Danbury
LocationLudgores Lane, Danbury
Attending stationChelmsford, Maldon, Rayleigh Weir, Witham, Billericay, Burnham
Incident typeFire
Date9.20pm, 17 Jul 2023
Find out moreOutbuilding fire spreads to thatched house
LocationColchester Road, Bures
Attending stationColchester, Halstead, Witham, Braintree, Chelmsford
Incident typeFire
Date12.45pm, 17 Jul 2023
Find out moreCrews issue cooking advice after kitchen fire
LocationRuskin Avenue, Waltham Abbey
Attending stationLoughton, Harlow
Incident typeFire
Date10.57am, 16 Jul 2023
Find out moreFire at Orsett Fire Station
LocationOrsett Fire Station, Stanford Road, Orsett
Attending stationIncident typeFire
Date12.00am, 14 Jul 2023
Find out moreField fire
LocationMain Road, Boreham
Attending stationChelmsford, Basildon, Brentwood, Witham, Maldon, Rayleigh Weir, Hawkwell, Stansted, Burnham
Incident typeFire
Date12.56pm, 12 Jul 2023
Find out moreFirefighters tackle huge field fire
LocationStivvys Road, Woodham Walter
Attending stationMaldon, Chelmsford, Witham, Burnham, Hawkwell, Stansted
Incident typeFire
Date5.30pm, 07 Jul 2023
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