Wivenhoe Fire Station

01/15/2026

We're recruiting on-call firefighters at Wivenhoe Fire Station 🚒

Our on-call firefighters all live or work within five minutes of the fire station and are paged when there is an incident.

This means they're not based at the fire station full time and they can go about their daily business like working other jobs or spending time in their community. All while helping to keep the fire station available when needed.

Could you make a difference to your community?

More information in the comments below 👇

12/18/2025

Take our survey 📣

We're asking for local views on our plans to improve daytime fire engine availability. The survey takes less than 3 minutes 👇

Keeping your home safe from fire is an important part of living safe and well. That’s why we offer free Home Safety Visits to all residents across Essex.

12/02/2025

Look who has arrived at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service 👀

Follow along to see what these naughty elves get up to...

10/19/2025

A simple step by step guide on installing a smoke alarm in your home 🏡

If you still need help installing your alarms, we can do this for you. Search 'Essex Fire Book' to book a home safety visit

06/19/2025

🚒 Wivenhoe Fire Station Open Day – Saturday 5 July! 🔥

Ever wondered what it’s like behind the scenes at your local fire station? Now’s your chance!

Join us at Wivenhoe Fire Station on Saturday 5 July, from 10am to 4pm, for a family fun station open day!

✅ Meet the team
✅ Explore the station
✅ See the equipment up close
✅ Learn how we keep our community safe

We look forward to seeing you all there!

10/07/2024

Help us make Essex safer, together 🚒

Complete our survey by searching 'Tell ECFRS'

07/25/2024

🚒 Come along to Wivenhoe Fire Station's open day this Saturday (27 July) where you can meet our team, explore our fire station and find out more about how we work to keep Essex safe. There will be activities for the whole family as well as local stalls.

Saturday, 27 July 10am - 4pm
Wivenhoe Fire Station
Colchester Road
Wivenhoe
CO7 9EU

🚒 Looking for something to do this weekend? We've got Fire Station Open Days in Harlow, Wivenhoe and Hawkwell

Saturday 27 July - Harlow Fire Station 10am - 4pm
Saturday 27 July - Wivenhoe Fire Station 10am - 4pm
Sunday 28 July - Hawkwell Fire Station 10am - 4pm

Come along to meet our team, explore our fire station and find out more about how we work to keep Essex safe. There will be activities for the whole family as well as local stalls.

08/25/2023

Where else do you get an opportunity to see a dog abseiling down a tower with his handler. 🐶 We hope you enjoyed our open day! Thank you for coming and to our colleagues and partner agencies who made our day a great success.

08/25/2023

Firefighters were called to a shed fire in Osborne Close, Clacton at 2:05pm.

Crews believe the fire was caused by a w**d burner that had not fully cooled down before being put in the shed.

Watch Manager Matt Baxter from Wivenhoe Fire Station said: “We’d recommend you avoid using w**d burners generally as they often cause fires, especially in dry conditions throughout summer.

“If you are going to use them, we’d advise you use them carefully and keep water on hand while using them as it only takes an ember in dry conditions to start a fire. Then make sure they are fully cooled down before storing them.”

08/08/2023

Did you see Graham our service dog handler with his dogs at our open day?

📺 Tune into BBC News: East of England at 6:30pm tonight to learn all about Fizz, our Fire Investigation Dog 🐶

08/07/2023

We assisted our colleagues from Colchester fire station along with the police, ambulance and air ambulance to release one adult and one child who were trapped in a campervan on the A12 south bound J28 - 27. The two casualties have been left in the care of the ambulance service. The north bound carriageway has now opened and the police are working to open up the southbound carriageway.