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- 09/09/2021
999 Day - Meet Kevin, on-call firefighter and ambulance driver
As part of #999Day, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is highlighting its staff that wear more than one uniform to protect their communities. Kevin Cope has been an on-call firefighter at Hawkwell Fire Station since 2015. He’s paid to protect his community as an ...
- 09/09/2021
999 Day - Meet Lisa, fire service community safety officer and RNLI volunteer
As part of #999Day, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is highlighting its staff that wear more than one uniform to protect their communities. Lisa Mitson has worked with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service for eight years as an Education Officer and now as a Community ...
- 08/09/2021
Fire Service set to celebrate 999 Day with emergency service colleagues
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service will be celebrating 999 Day on Thursday, 9 September to recognise all staff and volunteers that work to keep Essex safe. In its 4th year, the national 999 Day campaign seeks to recognise the approximately 2 million people who work and volunteer for emergency ...
- 06/09/2021
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service supports national Business Safety Week
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is urging businesses that have reopened their doors, not to overlook fire safety and ensure it remains a top priority in the workplace. The call comes as part of the National Fire Chiefs Council's (NFCC) Business Safety Week which runs from 6 - 12 ...
- 03/09/2021
Is your chimney ready for colder weather?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents with open fires and log burners to get their chimneys swept and inspected before winter. The Service usually sees a spike in chimney fires in colder weather and by taking simple steps to clean and inspect your chimney ahead of winter, ...
- 02/09/2021
Do you have working smoke alarms in your home?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is giving home fire safety advice throughout September to help reduce the risk of house fires. Smoke alarms are proven life savers and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service wants all homes in Essex to benefit from having working smoke alarms. Station ...
- 17/08/2021
Firefighters commended for lifesaving actions at a flat fire
Four firefighters from Waltham Abbey Fire Station and Brentwood Fire Station have received Chief Fire Officer commendations in recognition of their lifesaving actions following a flat fire in Cheshunt on 11 May, 2021. Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive Jo Turton visited Waltham Abbey Fire ...
- 16/08/2021
Fire Service gives water safety advice
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is sharing its advice to help people stay safe in and around water this summer. Andrea MacAlister, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’s Water Safety Lead said: “Whether you’re at the beach, a swimming pool or dining at a riverside pub, ...
- 13/08/2021
Fire Service gives camping safety advice
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has launched its summer safety campaign to help everyone who lives, works and travels in Essex to stay safe this summer. If you’re planning a camping trip this summer, the Service advises happy campers to use torches instead of candles and set up ...
- 09/08/2021
Essex Fire Cadet receives Chief Fire Officer commendation
Fire Cadet Jack Good from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has been presented with a Chief Fire Officer commendation for carrying out lifesaving actions when a man had a suspected heart attack while Jack was at work. Jack, 18, is a Fire Cadet at Great Baddow Fire Station and was working ...