News
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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.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) has been recognised with a top award at the prestigious National Fire Chiefs Council awards.
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Six new on-call firefighters have been welcomed into Essex County Fire and Rescue Service after completing their basic training course this week.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has won an award for its work towards championing equality and diversity.
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This is your last chance to have your say on Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’s (ECFRS) Community Risk Management Plan survey.
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Are you interested in becoming an on-call firefighter in Braintree or Witham? Now’s your chance to find out more!
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has revealed two special fire engines in Colchester ahead of Remembrance Day.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has opened a brand-new Fire Cadets unit based at Halstead Fire Station, the seventh of its kind in the county.
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) has published its Annual Report and Statement of Assurance for 2023-24, offering a detailed overview of the Service’s efforts to protect and serve the residents of Essex over the past year.
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In celebration of Youth Work Week, Dewi Kaylene, a dedicated firefighter and Cadet Instructor, shares his transformative journey through the FireBreak scheme, which laid the foundation for his successful career at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.
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As Christmas shopping season gets underway, ECFRS is urging shoppers across Essex to remain vigilant about product safety when purchasing items online.
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ECFRS has been shortlisted for 12 prestigious awards, eight in the Excellence in Fire and Emergency Awards, two in the National Fire Chiefs Council Prevention Awards and two in the Asian Fire Service Association Awards.
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In an emotional reunion last week, Essex Community Wellbeing Officers Oliver and Keaton Eccles met Jade, the woman whose life they helped save earlier this year.
Information for the media
Press hotline - 01376 570814
Email press@essex-fire.gov.uk
If you are not an accredited journalist use 01376 576000 for all 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.
Photographs and video
Photographs and video from incidents may be downloaded for publication. These may be used free of charge by all accredited newspapers and media agencies providing they carry a credit to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Breaches of this arrangement will result in an invoice of £74 per image and £294 per video.
Data Sharing Fair Processing Notice
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is committed to protecting your personal data and privacy. Any personal information you provide us with will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.
