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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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This week is Be Water Aware week and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is urging everyone in Essex to remember to Float To Live, a lifesaving technique if you’re struggling in water.
Floating on your back with your arms and legs stretched out can save your life if you are struggling in water.
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Fire officers from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have been working with local businesses and property owners to help them understand new fire safety regulations, which have been introduced as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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A newly published report has shown that Essex County Fire and Rescue’s gender pay gap has decreased over the last year.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is thanking its volunteers for the support they have given over the last 12 months.
In just one year the volunteers have spent over 6000 hours carrying out home fire safety visits, assisting at events and helping at the Essex Fire Museum.
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We're excited to be opening our fire station doors again throughout the year for our station open days and events.
Keep an eye on this page where will share our upcoming open days and events we'll be attending.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service celebrated its 75th anniversary with an event at Essex Fire Museum today.
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South Woodham Ferrers firefighters held a paediatric first aid awareness session over the weekend.
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Ten members of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service's prevention team have gained new skills to keep communities safe by inspecting and testing their electrical items.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is wishing the Muslim communities of Essex ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ and offering them support and advice as they observe the holy period of Ramadan.
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A firefighter from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) has been deployed to Malawi to assist with flooding after Cyclone Freddy caused devastation throughout Malawi and Mozambique.
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Hundreds of residents in Cecil Court, an eleven storey high rise in Southend have been made safer after a sprinkler system was installed.
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Control staff from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have named a litter of puppies at a local animal rescue.