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.
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Laptop left on charge causes house fire
LocationBluebell Way, Colchester
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate1.05am, 14 Apr 2022
Find out moreOven fire
LocationKing George VI Avenue, East Tilbury
Attending stationOrsett
Incident typeDate1.28pm, 13 Apr 2022
Find out moreHot embers in bin cause fire
LocationBruce Road, Writtle
Attending stationBrentwood
Incident typeDate10.51am, 11 Apr 2022
Find out moreMaisonette fire
LocationRochester Way, Basildon
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate10.01pm, 06 Apr 2022
Find out moreRoad traffic collision on A12
LocationA12 - Boreham to Hatfield Peverel
Attending stationWitham
Incident typeDate4.19pm, 06 Apr 2022
Find out moreCooking left unattended causes kitchen fire
LocationArcher Avenue, Southend-On-Sea
Attending stationSouthend
Incident typeDate2.17pm, 05 Apr 2022
Find out moreDiscarded cigarette sets fire to sheds and fence panels
LocationButterys, Thorpe Bay
Attending stationSouthend
Incident typeDate11.47am, 04 Apr 2022
Find out moreCrews use Aerial Ladder Platform to make roof safe
LocationLadyshot, Harlow
Attending stationHarlow
Incident typeDate12.38pm, 01 Apr 2022
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