Incidents
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.
| Garage fire in Gillingham | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a garage fire in Elmfield in Gillingham. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used a main jet and a hose reel jet to extinguish... | 23/02/2020 13:04 | 23/02/2020 13:43 | 2 |
| Crews tackle house fire near Maidstone | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a house fire in The Street in Mereworth, near Maidstone. Four fire engines, a height vehicle and KFRS’ Volunteer Response Team attended. Crews wearing... | 23/02/2020 00:36 | 23/02/2020 05:13 | 4 |
| Horse rescued from muddy bank near Folkestone | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a horse stuck down a muddy bank near Lickpot Hill in Folkestone. A fire engine and an animal rescue unit attended, and crews worked to move the... | 22/02/2020 07:52 | 22/02/2020 10:50 | 1 |
| Garage fire in Ramsgate | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a garage fire next to a domestic property on Wellington Crescent in Ramsgate. Three fire engines and a height vehicle were sent to the scene and... | 19/02/2020 14:54 | 19/02/2020 16:27 | 3 |
| Person rescued from crash in Ashford | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a road crash involving two cars and a lorry on Hythe Road, Ashford.
Two fire engines attended and crews used hydraulic equipment to remove the roof of a... | 17/02/2020 22:55 | 18/02/2020 00:10 | 2 |
| Kitchen fire in Sheerness | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of an oven alight at a domestic property on Alma Road in Sheerness. Two fire engines were sent to the scene and firefighters arrived to smoke... | 17/02/2020 17:57 | 17/02/2020 18:45 | 2 |
| Notification | Kent Fire and Rescue Service is flying its drone in the Leigh, Tonbridge area. For privacy queries contact us quoting reference 1776 | 17/02/2020 15:00 | 17/02/2020 15:42 | 0 |
| Weather related incidents in Kent and Medway | This post will provide a summary of notable incidents attended by Kent Fire and Rescue Service during Storm Dennis. The list will be updated when necessary.
16 February
09:19am – Crews... | 15/02/2020 17:29 | | 0 |
| Hot ash starts fire in Staplehurst | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire in a property on Five Oak Lane in Staplehurst. Two fire engines were sent to the scene and crews arrived to smoke issuing from the... | 14/02/2020 14:34 | 14/02/2020 15:56 | 2 |
| Fire in commercial kitchen - Chestfield near Whitstable | Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have tackled a fire in the kitchen of a restaurant on the old Thanet Way, Chestfield near Whitstable.
Crews used a high-pressure hose to tackle the flames... | 13/02/2020 19:48 | 13/02/2020 20:20 | 2 |
