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Kent Fire and Rescue Service attends a range of incidents including fires, road crashes, flooding, rescues from height, mud or confined spaces. It also supports other agencies including Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service and the Martime and Coastguard Agency on a regular basis.

The incidents shown on this page are just a sample of those which may be of interest to the public and media.

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Incident	Incident details	Start date and time	Stop date and time	Number of fire engines
Teenager praised for raising alarm to Ashford house fire	A sixteen year-old boy banged on his neighbours door to raise the alarm, after fire broke out in their garage in Myrtle Green at around 4.30am. The boy, who was playing on his PlayStation heard...	15/12/2019 04:24	15/12/2019 06:38	3
Industrial dryer fire in Gravesend	Kent Fire and Rescue Service’s Emergency Control Centre was alerted to a fire in an industrial dryer in Mark Lane, Gravesend by on-site staff. The building had been evacuated when fire crews arrived...	14/12/2019 19:46	14/12/2019 20:46	2
Man led to safety after Ashford fire	Firefighters in breathing apparatus led a man to safety from his heavily smoke logged home in The Limes, Ashford, after a neighbour was burning waste paper in a metal bin. The fire accidentally...	14/12/2019 11:29	14/12/2019 12:22	3
Fire crews respond to Maidstone road crash	Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) attended a road crash on Linton Hill, Maidstone involving two vehicles, one of which was towing a horse box. Fire crews were called at 5.30pm and used rescue...	13/12/2019 17:29	13/12/2019 18:45	4
Update: Caravan fire in Sheerness	Update: The earlier advice to close doors and windows has been lifted and the fire is now out. There were no reported casualties and the cause is not known. .............. Kent Fire and...	13/12/2019 12:48	13/12/2019 14:18	2
Garage fire in Maidstone	Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a garage fire on Commodore Road in Maidstone. Three fire engines were sent to the scene and crews arrived to a domestic garage containing...	11/12/2019 15:21	11/12/2019 17:26	3
Domestic property fire in Tonbridge	Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a domestic property fire on Saint Pauls Close in Tonbridge. Three fire engines were sent to the scene and firefighters arrived to smoke issuing and a large...	10/12/2019 09:56	10/12/2019 11:55	3
Domestic property fire in Margate	Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a domestic property fire on Laleham Walk in Margate. Two fire engines were sent to the scene and firefighters arrived to smoke and fire coming...	09/12/2019 11:13	09/12/2019 11:49	2
Tumble dryer fire in Maidstone	Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a tumble dryer fire in a property in Calder Road, Maidstone. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel...	05/12/2019 09:07	05/12/2019 09:38	2
Two car crash - Cranbrook near Tunbridge Wells	Firefighters have responded to reports of a serious crash involving two vehicles on Gill Green, Cranbrook, near Tunbridge Wells. Three people have been taken to hospital after treatment by...	04/12/2019 20:18	04/12/2019 22:18	2