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A BIG well done to Brentwood Fire Station for raising over £460 at their charity car wash last weekend 👏

The money is being donated to Firefighter Ryan Frost who will be running the London Marathon in aid of the Fire Fighters Charity ❤️

A total of 16 crews helped extinguish a fire that was affecting a care home yesterday in Harwich. A big well done to the crews, blue light colleagues and care home staff that were able to safely evacuate everyone from the building.

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Paul Pemberton, Impairment and Disability Officer at Essex Fire Service, shares how our Sensory Service has enhanced their operations.

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🔌If you use a vape or e-cigarette, always use the charger provided by the manufacturer with the device.

🔥Using fake chargers can lead to overheating and potentially cause fires.

Search ‘Essex Online Home Fire Safety Check’ to check how safe your home is from fire.

Crews have issued safety advice after an e-bike on charge caused a flat fire in Chelmsford.

Two crews from Chelmsford extinguished the fire.

Watch Manager Andy Edwards said: 'The incident highlights the importance of charging e-bikes safely.'

Let's hear it for our on-call firefighters at Corringham Fire Station who raised £500 at their charity car wash!

A BIG thank you for everyone who came along and donated, all monies will go directly to the Fire Fighters Charity ❤️ #CharityTuesday

Firefighters are urging people to plan their journeys ahead and check tide times before you travel. After rescuing one person trapped in their car from The Strood, West Mersea this afternoon.

Four more vehicles have been left abandoned and are waiting for road recovery.

❗️Firefighters are urging people not to light bonfires today as it's very windy. Although it's dry, crews have attended a few bonfires today which have spread out of control due to the windy conditions.

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Don't risk legal enforcement action – act now to prevent false alarms 🚫

We need our firefighters to be available to respond to real life-threatening emergencies not tied up responding to false alarms.

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Our firefighters are always training and improving their skills. Today crews from Chelmsford took part in an exercise to test their high rise procedures 🚒

If your car needs a clean today, we've got two car washes at:

- Brentwood Fire Station 10am - 3pm

- Corringham Fire Station 10am - 4pm

Come along and get your car washed while raising money for good causes 🧽 🚗

How do you charge your vape or e-cigarette? Leaving your device to charge unattended can lead to a fire which has devastating effects.

🏡Our advice is to stay at home and stay alert 👀

Search ‘Essex Online Home Fire Safety Check’ to check how safe your home is from fire

Firefighters are currently at the scene of a fire in a commercial building in High Street, Billericay.

Four crews have extinguished the fire and crews are working to dampen the scene and monitor hotspots.

The High Street will be closed while we deal with this incident.

Six crews worked to extinguish a fire involving eight lorries in Turnpike Lane, West Tilbury last night. 

Firefighters worked to prevent the fire spreading to nearby units and extinguished the fire.

An investigation will be carried out this morning to determine the cause.

Home Safety Visits ⭐

Another great review of our free home safety visit service (available to anyone living in Essex).

The easiest way to book a home safety visit, either for you or someone you know, is to use our online booking form.

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