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 in Southend
LocationSutton Road, Southend-On-Sea
Attending stationSouthend
Incident typeDate8.50pm, 27 May 2022
Find out morePHOTO: Garage fire spreads to roof of house
LocationStablefields, Runwell
Attending stationWickford
Incident typeDate4.16pm, 26 May 2022
Find out moreSkip fire: burning garden waste safety warning
LocationMillbank Avenue, Ongar
Attending stationBrentwood
Incident typeDate9.08pm, 22 May 2022
Find out moreOutbuilding fire
LocationEpping Lane, Theydon Garnon
Attending stationEpping
Incident typeDate7.08pm, 22 May 2022
Find out moreNeighbours praised for acting quickly when hearing smoke alarms
LocationFrambury Lane, Newport
Attending stationNewport
Incident typeDate12.07pm, 22 May 2022
Find out morePHOTOS: Crews extinguish fire in 13th floor flat
LocationGodman Road, Chadwell St Mary
Attending stationOrsett
Incident typeDate9.20am, 21 May 2022
Find out moreRoad traffic collision: man rescued
LocationA120 - Frating
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeDate11.31am, 18 May 2022
Find out moreShed fire spreads to bungalow
LocationThorpe Road, Clacton
Attending stationClacton
Incident typeDate10.17pm, 16 May 2022
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