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 prevent two garden fires from spreading
LocationScott Road, Chadwell St Mary
Attending stationOrsett
Incident typeDate8.13am, 13 Jul 2022
Find out moreFire in outbuildings
LocationHatfield Road, Witham
Attending stationWitham
Incident typeDate5.06pm, 11 Jul 2022
Find out morePHOTO: Disposable barbecue causes fire that leaves two families homeless
LocationPetlands, Little Walden
Attending stationSaffron Walden
Incident typeDate10.52pm, 10 Jul 2022
Find out morePHOTOS: Wildfire
LocationHeybridge Woods View, Heybridge
Attending stationMaldon
Incident typeDate1.44pm, 10 Jul 2022
Find out moreDiscarded cigarette causes fire
LocationBeach Way, Jaywick
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeDate12.19pm, 10 Jul 2022
Find out morePHOTO: Outbuilding fire spreads to two bungalows
LocationVaagen Road, Canvey
Attending stationCanvey Island
Incident typeDate12.12am, 10 Jul 2022
Find out morePHOTO: Field fire in Canvey
LocationNorthwick Road, Canvey
Attending stationCanvey Island
Incident typeDate4.19pm, 09 Jul 2022
Find out morePHOTO: Field fire
LocationHartford End, Felsted
Attending stationChelmsford
Incident typeDate1.27pm, 09 Jul 2022
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