Firefighters were called to a motorhome fire in Sutton earlier today.

On arrival, crews reported that the motorhome was 100% alight and extinguished the fire by 12:19pm.

The cause of the fire was accidental.

Firefighters were called to assist at the scene of a road traffic collision involving one vehicle today at 1.26pm.

Crews from Brentwood and Waltham Abbey attended and found a man trapped in a car which was on its side

They administered first aid and used specialist cutting equipment to release the man, who was in his eighties, by 2.28pm. He was left in the care of the Ambulance Service.

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Firefighters were called to assist at the scene of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles in West Horndon this evening.

Crews from Basildon and Brentwood attended after we were called by the Ambulance Service to help a man who was trapped in a car in Tilbury Road.

They used specialist cutting equipment to release the man, who was conscious and breathing, by 6.37pm. He was left in the care of paramedics.

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire involving a crane at Tilbury docks on Saturday afternoon.

On arrival, crews confirmed that a dockside crane was completely alight.

To prevent fuel reaching the open water, a sandbank was created using an on-site mechanical digger.

The fire was extinguished completely by 5.30pm. We believe the fire was caused accidentally by an electrical fault.

Two alsatians were rescued by firefighters after they became trapped in a ditch in Tilbury on Monday morning.

Firefighters worked to safely release the dogs using a triple extension ladder. Fortunately, both animals have avoided injury.

Temporary Watch Manager Terry Myers said: "I'd like to thank our firefighters for their work this morning as well as an ambulance service crew who were nearby and helped us to create an improvised platform for the dogs to climb up during the rescue.

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire at a premises in Roots Hall Avenue, Southend this evening.

To confirm, this fire was not affecting the football stadium itself.

At 6.30pm, firefighters reported that a large quantity of astroturf was alight, which was creating a significant amount of smoke. Crews were working hard to prevent the spread of the fire.

Firefighters rescued a horse from a ditch in Waltham Abbey today.

On arrival, crews reported that the horse was trapped in the ditch and unable to stand up.

Using a hiab, firefighters from Waltham Abbey worked with specially trained animal rescue firefighters from Chelmsford and Great Baddow to lift the horse out of the ditch and she was able to stand up by herself.

The horse was left in the care of her owner.

Firefighters were called to assist at the scene of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles in Hockley Road, Rayleigh today at 6.31pm.

A woman was trapped and crews from Rayleigh Weir and Hawkwell gave her first aid and stabilised the vehicle.

When paramedics arrived, crews helped to release the casualty and left her in care of the Ambulance Service, at 7.09pm.

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Crews have extinguished a fire affecting an outbuilding and two cars in Stondon Massey.

Firefighters from Brentwood, Chelmsford, Billericay and Loughton were called to Chivers Road tonight at 11.21pm.

They extinguished the fire by 12.38am but remained at the scene to damp down and check for hot spots.

Station Manager John Lloyd said: "Crews did extremely well, in difficult conditions with no water supply, to quickly get the fire under control."

The cause of the fire has been recorded as deliberate.

Firefighters rescued a cat which was impaled on a metal fence.

A crew from Leigh Fire Station attended Kenneth Road, Thundersley today at 4.36am after a resident heard the cat in distress and called 999. 

Crew Manager Chris Seal said: "One of the cat's back legs had been impaled by a metal spike above a side gate.

"We used our cutting tools to remove the spike just below the point of entry. The resident gave us a crate to put the cat in and we took it to a vet.