Firefighters were called to a large field fire near Abbots Road, Colchester this afternoon.

Five crews and an off-road vehicle were called to the scene and worked together to surround the fire.

As of 8pm, one crew from Weeley remains at the scene dampening down the fire and monitoring hotspots. 

Firefighters are working incredibly hard at incidents across Essex, on the hottest day recorded in the county.

Our Control teams are continuing to receive an extremely high number of calls as record-high temperatures continue.

Between 10am and midday, our Contol officers received 110 calls.

Area Manager Neil Fenwick said: "On the hottest day we've ever seen in Essex, we're seeing a large number of calls across the county.

Firefighters were called to a property in Clacton-On-Sea this morning, when a bathroom fan caught alight and spread to the roof of the house.

Crews were called to Kelsey Avenue in Clacton-On-Sea at 10:23am after beachgoers heard a smoke alarm and noticed smoke coming from a first floor window.

On arrival, firefighters confirmed a fire, which started in the bathroom on the first floor, had spread to the roof of the property. They also confirmed the house was heavily smoke-logged.

Crews worked quickly to extinguish the fire by 12:38pm, then ventilated the property.

Firefighters are advising the public not to have bonfires, campfires or disposable BBQs until we’ve seen some more rain across the county.

Crews were called to a field fire in East Tilbury Road, Linford today after a bonfire caught dry stubble alight.

Initially two crews were sent to the scene and reported that the fire was spreading quickly.

A further four crews were called to assist and crews acted quickly to surround the fire - which was affecting five acres of stubble.

Firefighters extinguished the fire by 2pm.

Crews have extinguished a fire at a restaurant in Billericay.

Firefighters were called today at 5.04pm and crews from Billericay, Orsett, Basildon and Brentwood initially attended.

Four more crews, from Great Baddow, Epping, Corringham and Basildon, in addition to two Aerial Ladder Platforms, from Southend and Grays, were tackling the fire at its height.

As of 7.30pm, the fire was extinguished and crews remained on the scene to check for hotspots.

Crews have issued safety advice after an electric scooter caught fire in Dovercourt.

Firefighters were called to Chaffinch Drive today at 12.55pm and found an e-scooter alight.

Crews extinguished the fire and made sure the e-scooter was completely cool by 1.22pm. 

Station Manager Jason Gould said: "The owner was fixing the rear mud guard and accidentally damaged the battery pack, which started to spark and cause small explosions before catching fire.

We were assisted by colleagues from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service at a barn fire in Belchamp Road, Pentlow this morning. 

We sent a crew from Sible Hedingham and were joined by Suffolk’s crews from Clare and Long Melford.

On arrival, crews reported that a barn containing farm machinery was alight. Firefighters requested the help of a Suffolk crew from Haverhill and a water bowser from Halstead, Essex.

Crews worked together to extinguish the fire by 9:45am.

An investigation into the cause of the fire will be carried out.

Firefighters were called to a house fire in Eagle Close, Waltham Abbey last night after neighbours could smell smoke and heard smoke alarms going off.

Crews from Loughton and Waltham Abbey Fire Station reported that a two storey house was smoke logged with a fire contained to one room.

Firefighters extinguished the fire by 9:16pm and believe it was caused after batteries left on charge had overheated.

Firefighters are warning residents to makes sure bonfire embers are fully cooled before you leave them after embers caught an outbuilding alight in Tolleshunt Knights last night.

Crews from Tiptree, Tollesbury and Colchester were called to Barnhall Road in Tolleshunt Knights where they reported an outbuilding - measuring 8 metres x 6 metres - was on fire.

Firefighters worked to remove the roof tiles from the summerhouse to extinguish the fire by 12:30am.

Firefighters are giving bonfire safety advice after a bonfire placed too close to a shed caught two sheds and fence panels alight in Harlow this evening.

Two crews from Harlow were assisted by our colleagues from Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

On arrival, crews reported that a sheds was on fire and the fire had spread to fence panels and a neighbouring shed.

Crews worked together to extinguish the fire by 8:03pm.