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.
Gas leak
LocationJacks Close, Wickford
Attending stationWickford
Incident typeDate7.38pm, 30 Oct 2021
Find out moreFamily of five rescued after fish tank catches fire
LocationLondon Road, Leigh-On-Sea
Attending stationSouthend
Incident typeDate10.01am, 28 Oct 2021
Find out morePHOTO: Overheated battery causes fire - two dogs rescued
LocationCoggeshall Road, Marks Tey
Attending stationTiptree
Incident typeDate12.44pm, 27 Oct 2021
Find out moreKitchen fire
LocationBlackberry Road, Stanway
Attending stationColchester
Incident typeDate12.23pm, 25 Oct 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision: two casualties freed
LocationHedingham Road, Halstead
Attending stationHalstead
Incident typeDate5.13pm, 23 Oct 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision: man released
LocationLondon Road, Benfleet
Attending stationRayleigh Weir
Incident typeDate12.41am, 23 Oct 2021
Find out moreFatal flat fire
LocationRadwinter Road, Saffron Walden
Attending stationSaffron Walden
Incident typeDate10.03am, 22 Oct 2021
Find out moreRoad traffic collision: Woman released from car
LocationInchbonnie Road, Chelmsford
Attending stationSouth Woodham Ferrers
Incident typeDate10.33pm, 21 Oct 2021
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Press hotline - 01376 570814
Email press@essex-fire.gov.uk
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