Meet your fire service this summer
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is excited to be opening its fire station doors throughout the year to welcome the community to its station open days.
Throughout summer and autumn, fire stations across Essex will open to the public on selected dates. Families will be able to meet firefighters and staff, explore the fire stations and find out more about home, road and water safety.
As well as fire station open days, there will be lots more opportunities to meet your local firefighters and staff at community events across Essex.
From Pride events to local fairs and fetes, crews will be out and about throughout the summer giving safety advice in communities.
Area Manager Craig McLellan, Head of Response at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said: “Community events like our open days, fetes and Pride events really are the highlight of our year. We love opening up our world to show residents how we work to help make Essex safer and how we can all work together to keep each other safe.
“Open days are a great day out for the whole family with lots of activities, local stalls and lots of fundraising for causes close to our hearts. If you’ve never been to one, I’d encourage you to come along to one this year.
“If you’re heading to a local event this summer, take a peek at the guest list first and see if we’re there. We can chat to you about how you can be as safe as can be at home, on our roads and in and around water.”
So far Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is booked in for the below events:
- 22 June - Essex Pride (Chelmsford), 1pm till late
- 29 June - Clacton Pride, 11am till late
- 13 July - Waltham Abbey Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 13 July - Southend Pride, 12pm - late
- 20 July - Epping Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 27 July - Harlow Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 27 July - Wivenhoe Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 28 July - Hawkwell Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 3 August - Harlow Pride, 12pm - 5pm
- 10 August - Brentwood Fire Station open day, 10am - 3pm
- 17 August - Colchester Pride, 11am till late
- 24 August - Chelmsford Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 1 September - Great Baddow Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 7 September - Basildon Pride, 11am - till late
- 14 September - Wickford Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 14 September - South Woodham Ferrers Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
- 5 October - Basildon Fire Station open day, 10am - 4pm
Keep an eye on ECFRS website (essex-fire.gov.uk) for upcoming open days and events. The Service will be adding new dates throughout the summer
Fire stations do not have public parking. When visiting find the nearest car parks at https://www.parkme.com/en-gb
Consider taking public transport or booking group travel like DigiGo, a shared public transport service which offers on-demand or pre-bookable travel in parts of Essex. Find out more at https://www.travelessex.co.uk/about-demand-responsive-transport/ddrt
If you can’t make any of the events but would still like some safety advice, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service offers free home safety visits to all Essex residents. Find out more at https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/book