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.
Road traffic collision: man rescued
LocationCoggeshall Road, Marks Tey
Attending stationCoggeshall
Incident typeDate2.57pm, 02 Feb 2022
Find out moreHouse fire: three men rescued
LocationSeabrooke Rise, Grays
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeDate4.25am, 01 Feb 2022
Find out moreSurge in chimney fires across Essex
LocationLittle Bardfield, Essex
Attending stationThaxted
Incident typeDate10.35pm, 31 Jan 2022
Find out moreCandle causes bedroom fire
LocationHolly Road, Stanway
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate4.08pm, 30 Jan 2022
Find out moreBungalow fire - man rescued
LocationWalthams Place. Basildon
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate6.06pm, 27 Jan 2022
Find out morePHOTO: Outdoor plug socket causes fire
LocationRedwood Close, Colchester
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate5.14pm, 27 Jan 2022
Find out moreRoad traffic collision - man trapped
LocationM25 - Waltham Abbey
Attending stationWaltham Abbey
Incident typeDate5.20am, 27 Jan 2022
Find out moreE-scooter fire in communal area of flats
LocationDads Wood, Harlow
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeDate8.05am, 26 Jan 2022
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