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.
Family home destroyed by fire in Ongar
LocationMayflower Way, Ongar
Attending stationChelmsford
Incident typeDate9.06am, 16 Jun 2022
Find out morePICTURES: House fire after charger ignites
LocationNightingales, Langdon Hills
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate9.42pm, 15 Jun 2022
Find out moreCare home evacuated following kitchen fire
LocationLondon Road, Black Notley
Attending stationSaffron Walden
Incident typeDate5.14pm, 15 Jun 2022
Find out moreSunlight causes fire in Ongar
LocationMayflower Court, Ongar
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeDate9.35am, 14 Jun 2022
Find out moreMajor fire in Harwich
LocationChurch Street, Harwich
Attending stationDovercourt
Incident typeDate7.53am, 14 Jun 2022
Find out moreFirefighters tackle field fire
LocationSouthend Road, Great Burstead
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate11.31am, 13 Jun 2022
Find out morePICTURES: Fire in a thatched roof cottage
LocationCressing Road, Braintree
Attending stationBraintree
Incident typeDate12.02am, 13 Jun 2022
Find out moreFirefighters save two homes from being destroyed
LocationBedlowes Road, Great Bardfield
Attending stationWethersfield
Incident typeDate12.23pm, 12 Jun 2022
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