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.
PHOTOS: Bungalow fire in Jaywick
LocationRiley Avenue, Jaywick
Attending stationWeeley
Incident typeDate3.44pm, 20 Mar 2022
Find out moreFive dogs rescued from house fire
LocationUpper Bridge Road, Chelmsford
Attending stationChelmsford
Incident typeDate9.51pm, 19 Mar 2022
Find out moreFire in a grain burner
LocationStation Road, Witham
Attending stationWitham
Incident typeDate3.25pm, 19 Mar 2022
Find out morePICTURES: Takeaway restaurant destroyed by fire
LocationSouthchurch Road, Southend
Attending stationSouthend
Incident typeDate5.12pm, 16 Mar 2022
Find out moreTwo chimney fires in 30 minutes
LocationTwyford Avenue and Alexandra Road, Great Wakering
Attending stationShoeburyness
Incident typeDate6.10pm, 15 Mar 2022
Find out moreHouse fire in West Mersea
LocationUpland Road, West Mersea
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate10.00am, 11 Mar 2022
Find out moreOven fire caused by electrical fault
LocationLymington Avenue, Leigh-on-Sea
Attending stationLeigh
Incident typeDate6.40pm, 09 Mar 2022
Find out moreSmoke alarms alert residents to roof fire
LocationBulphan
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate7.30pm, 04 Mar 2022
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