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.
| Shed fire in Ashford | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Park Place in Ashford to reports of a shed alight. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus put the fire out using a hose reel jet, a... | 19/09/2020 04:59 | 19/09/2020 06:14 | 2 |
| Overheated battery causes bedroom fire in Margate home | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a house in Selborne Road in Margate, to reports of a bedroom fire. Three fire engines attended and the occupants were safely outside on arrival. Crews... | 19/09/2020 03:28 | 19/09/2020 03:59 | 3 |
| Garage alight near Tonbridge | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Upper Green Lane in Shipbourne, near Tonbridge, to reports of a garage fire. Three fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose... | 18/09/2020 22:18 | 18/09/2020 23:02 | 3 |
| Shed fire in Chatham | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Rainham Road in Chatham to reports of a shed alight. Two fire engines attended and crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire, which had spread to a... | 18/09/2020 18:09 | 18/09/2020 18:31 | 2 |
| Bus fire near Dover | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Mill Lane in Shepherdswell, near Dover, to reports of a bus on fire. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus tackled the blaze.... | 18/09/2020 15:51 | 18/09/2020 16:39 | 2 |
| Notification | Kent Fire and Rescue Service is flying its drone in the Ashford area. For privacy queries contact us quoting reference number 1700. | 17/09/2020 10:30 | 17/09/2020 12:00 | 0 |
| House fire in Gillingham | Update: 13:00pm
Firefighters have now extinguished the property fire on Moyle Close in Gillingham. Crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to tackle the blaze, which is believed to... | 16/09/2020 10:24 | 16/09/2020 12:55 | 4 |
| Notification | Kent Fire and Rescue Service is flying its drone in the Ashford area. For privacy queries contact us quoting reference number 1700. | 15/09/2020 19:12 | 15/09/2020 20:15 | 0 |
| Update: Fire at industrial estate in Ashford | Update at 16.15 on 18 September
Firefighting work is now complete at Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate, in Ashford, with the remaining crews expected to leave the scene shortly.
The advice to close... | 15/09/2020 15:15 | 18/09/2020 12:25 | 15 |
| Fence fire in Dane Valley, Margate | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire at a property in Christopher Close, in Dane Valley, Margate.
Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose... | 15/09/2020 14:34 | 15/09/2020 15:06 | 2 |
