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Today, colleagues joined communities across Essex to remember those who gave their lives in conflicts around the world. Our Chief Officer / Chief Executive Rick Hylton and Watch Manager Geoff Young represented our Service at the Cenotaph. We will remember them.

Crews extinguished a fire affecting a shop under construction and two unoccupied flats in Clacton. Station Manager Nick Singleton said: "Crews did a fantastic job. Thank you to Tendring Council and Essex Police for finding an alternative route for the Remembrance Sunday parade."

We are currently on the scene of a fire at a recycling centre in Station Road, East Tilbury. Our crews are asking nearby residents and businesses to keep windows and doors closed while we to tackle the fire.

Firefighters are currently at an incident on the Marine Parade in Clacton. Please avoid the area while crews work to extinguish the fire.

Crews are currently dealing with a gas leak on Maldon High Street. Nearby premises have been evacuated and the road has been shut. Please avoid the area while we deal with the incident.

Crews averted a cat-astrophe when they rescued moggy Max from a bridge over the A12 this afternoon. A crew from Ingatestone carried out the purr-fect rescue, using chimney rods to coax him down. It's fair to say Max's owner will be furr-ever grateful!

Chewbacca says test your smoke alarm (and you don't want to make a Wookiee angry!) Our Prevention team are at the Sci-Fi Fantasy Fun Day at The Royals Shopping Centre, Southend today until 4pm. Pop along, say hello and get some home safety advice.

Firefighters issue warning after cigarette starts flat fire in Harlow. https://t.co/u96sEB46FN

Three HGVs on fire - Tilbury Firefighters are currently at the scene of a fire involving three HGV cabs in Tilbury. We'll add more details as they happen in the comments 👇

Crews have extinguished a fire affecting a bungalow in Hadleigh. We were called to Church Road at 3.07am and crews from Rayleigh Weir, Leigh and Southend (two) and Grays' aerial platform attended. Nearby Hadleigh Junior School is unaffected and Church Road is open this morning.

Update at 10pm: We are now scaling back the incident at Eastways, Witham from 12 appliances at the scene to six, plus two aerial ladder platforms. Read more here: https://t.co/zvv8cVPklO

Crews are dealing with a fire at an industrial building in Eastways, Witham. We were called at 4.42pm and have multiple crews in attendance. We'll be at the scene well into the evening. Please avoid the area if you can and keep your doors and windows closed if you live nearby.

A130 - serious road traffic collision There has been a serious road traffic collision on the A130, at the Rayleigh Spur roundabout. The A130, A1245 and A127 have been closed in both directions. The road closures are expected to remain for some time. Please avoid the area.

We're currently at the scene of a fire in London Road, Westcliff Please avoid the area while we deal with this incident If you live or are travelling nearby, please keep your windows and doors closed

Update 5am Firefighters have been working to put out a garage fire that had spread to two vehicles. Two crews will remain at the scene monitoring hotspots. An investigation will be carried out to determine the cause of the fire.

Firefighters are currently at the scene of a garage fire in Maypole Road, Wickham Bishops. If you live in the area, please keep windows and doors closed due to heavy smoke.

SM Jez Tuckwell said: “We’d ask residents to hold off having bonfires until we’ve had some more rain. "If you are planning a bonfire, please make sure to set it up well away from anything it could set alight like trees, fences, sheds etc and keep an eye on it at all times.”

Update midnight Crews have extinguished a fire affecting a workshop and two gardens by tackling the fire in sections. Two crews will remain at the scene dampening the area and monitoring hotspots. The fire was caused by a bonfire that had spread out of control.

Crews are at the scene of a fire affecting a workshop and gardens in Brightlingsea Six crews are working to surround the fire and prevent it spreading to neighbouring gardens If you live nearby, please keep your windows and doors closed as the scene is producing lots of smoke

Four crews - two crews from Essex and two crews from @SuffolkFire - worked alongside a local farmer to put out a field fire in Great Maplestead today A fire in a field had spread to a neighbouring field and crews worked to put the fire out before it spread to farm buildings