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Events and Open Days
We're excited to be opening our fire station doors again throughout the year for our station open days and events.
Could you be an on-call firefighter in Stansted?
Have you ever thought about becoming an on-call firefighter? Stansted Fire Station is looking for new recruits - and now’s your chance to find out more and apply.
Fire service urges Essex residents with hearing loss to book free Home Safety Visit
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is encouraging residents who are deaf or have hearing loss to take advantage of free home fire safety visits and specialist alarm installations to help
The biggest fire risk to Essex businesses in 2025
As a Business Engagement Team we have witnessed first hand the challenges and hazards that businesses face in our community.
Fire Service apprenticeship opportunities during National Apprenticeship Week
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week while advertising two apprenticeship roles on offer.
Find out how safe your area is – Fire service reveals top places for kitchen fires in Essex
ECFRS has released the latest figures on kitchen
Fire Service calls on Essex residents to check in on neighbours
We're calling on residents to check on their neighbours who live alone to help prevent fire deaths.
Search and Rescue Dog Jarvis retires after over a decade of heroic service
After more than a decade of sniffing out danger and saving lives, Jarv
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is looking for volunteers who can join the team and help spread vital safety messaging to their communities.
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Two fire officers from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) who flew out to Morocco following the devastating earthquake are home after eight days of non-stop work to help find survivors.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is appealing for information after several fires were deliberately set in South Woodham Ferrers on Monday night.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has issued a safety warning to scrap yard and storage yard owners following a spate of serious fires in Essex last month.
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Two fire officers from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) are heading to Morocco to help with the search and rescue operations.
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A firefighter has helped families in need get their children prepared for school by giving out free school uniforms.
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Shoeburyness’ on-call firefighters have officially started using their newly refurbished fire station.
Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, local resident Anne Chalk and retired firefighter Brian Jacobs officially reopened the building following the work to create a modern space fit for the crew.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have received a brand new Audi A3 car to help engage with young drivers about road safety.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has welcomed 17 new firefighters during a passing out ceremony at the Service Training Centre in Witham today (28 July).
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Visitors to Clacton are invited to visit two special summer safety beach huts as part of a week-long campaign.
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Firefighter Sam Hogwood, an on-call firefighter from Coggeshall Fire Station put his first aid training into practice when he helped a man at a road traffic collision on the A120.
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Firefighter Keegan Johnson, an on-call firefighter from Stansted Fire Station put their first aid training into practice when they heard a teenager crying and screaming in the street.