Essex firefighters have faced one of the busiest summers in recent memory, responding to an unprecedented number of wildfires across the county and want to thank local communities for their support.

Firefighting operations have stopped for today and crews will continue to monitor the site overnight and will return tomorrow to continue their work. Residents may still see some smoke coming from the ...

Meet Alfie, Mason, Brad, Max, Lewis, Laurence, Rhys, Ethan and Josh…our county’s newest firefighters. They’ve been welcomed into Essex County Fire and Rescue Service after completing their basic ...

Firefighters are urging residents not to have bonfires in the hot and dry weather after embers spread throughout a garden to three houses in Chelmsford early this morning. Crews were called at 1:54am ...

Crews have praised residents who followed our "get out, stay out and call 999" advice after a fire in their home. We were called to a terraced property in Virgil Road, Witham today (Thursday 6 August) ...

Firefighters were called to a field fire near Howard Way, Harlow at 2:31pm yesterday. On arrival, around 20 firefighters worked together to surround a fire affecting 12 acres of grassland. Crews ...

Three crews were called to a number of deliberate fires in woodland near Third Avenue and Todd Brook, Harlow at 3:45pm. Crews worked to put out a fire in the woods that had spread to a derelict ...

Firefighters were called to a fire on-board a cargo ship at Tilbury docks at 7:12am on 28 July. Crews worked with on-site firefighting teams over two days to safely manage the fire, which involved ...

Firefighters were called to reports of a large fire in a storage yard in Waltham Abbey. When crews arrived they reported the yard, which measured approx 15m x 30m, contained a number of vehicles and ...

Overnight and throughout today, 15 firefighters have been monitoring hotspots and working to cool the area to protect surrounding trees and farmland. We’ll continue to monitor the area overnight.

Crews believe a fire at a laundrette started when a pile of clothes spontaneously combusted. We were called to Gold Street, Saffron Walden last night (Wednesday 15 July) at 11.03pm after passers-by ...

Firefighters were called to a large fire involving a large amount of tyres and vehicles in North Stifford, Grays. Over 40 firefighters were sent to the scene to help tackle the fire. At 4am, crews ...