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.
Kitchen fire
LocationCaspian Way, Thurrock
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeFire
Date9.45am, 12 Sep 2022
Find out moreFire in an industrial building
LocationCroft Way, Witham
Attending stationColchester, Witham, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Hawkwell, Urban Search and Rescue, Maldon, Leaden Roding, Halstead, Rayleigh Weir, Brentwood, Braintree, Coggeshall, Orsett, Saffron Walden, Brightlingsea
Incident typeFire
Date11.01am, 05 Sep 2022
Find out moreGarden fire damages fence and decking
LocationChadwell Road, Grays
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeFire
Date3.31pm, 04 Sep 2022
Find out moreFirefighters remove fallen tree to make road safe
LocationBromley Road, Colchester
Attending stationUrban Search and Rescue
Incident typeOther
Date5.51pm, 03 Sep 2022
Find out moreFire in woodland
LocationMaypole Road, Heybridge
Attending stationMaldon, Chelmsford, Witham, Halstead
Incident typeFire
Date7.59pm, 02 Sep 2022
Find out moreNeighbours praised for acting when hearing smoke alarms
LocationRyedene Place, Vange
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate9.42am, 01 Sep 2022
Find out moreFire on M11: road closed
LocationJunction 9 (Saffron Walden) to 8 (Stansted)
Attending stationStansted
Incident typeDate4.42am, 01 Sep 2022
Find out morePICTURES: Fire affecting 12 acres along sea wall
LocationOld Hall Lane, Tollesbury
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate10.30am, 31 Aug 2022
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