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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Fire in agricultural building
LocationBoxted
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate4.50pm, 05 Feb 2022
Find out morePHOTO: Gas explosion at commercial premises
LocationSouthend Road, Grays
Attending stationGrays
Incident typeDate2.25pm, 05 Feb 2022
Find out moreBonfire out of control
LocationLoughton
Attending stationWaltham Abbey
Incident typeDate12.30pm, 05 Feb 2022
Find out moreChimney fire
LocationNess Road, Shoeburyness
Attending stationShoeburyness
Incident typeDate2.21pm, 04 Feb 2022
Find out moreChip pan fire
LocationJersey Gardens, Wickford
Attending stationBasildon
Incident typeDate9.41pm, 03 Feb 2022
Find out moreRoad 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
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Press hotline - 01376 570814
Email press@essex-fire.gov.uk
If you are not the press, use 01376 576000 for other enquiries. For emergencies call 999.
We ask that routine press check calls are not made between 8pm and 9am, because all items of interest will be posted here as they happen. Please note this is NOT a service for the public and press from outside our local area are asked politely to adhere to these guidelines.
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