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 alight near Sevenoaks | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a shed alight in High Street, Seal near Sevenoaks. One fire engine attended and crews extinguished the fire which had also spread to fencing. There were no... | 17/06/2020 06:21 | 17/06/2020 06:38 | 1 |
| Bin store fire in Godfrey Walk, Ashford | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a bin store alight in Godfrey Walk, Ashford.
Two fire engines attended and crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze.
It’s believed a... | 17/06/2020 01:03 | 17/06/2020 01:33 | 2 |
| Agricultural building fire in Laddingford | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to an agricultural building alight in Darman Lane, Laddingford.
Two fire engines attended and crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames.
No... | 16/06/2020 22:50 | 17/06/2020 01:23 | 2 |
| Fire in flats - Maidstone | One person has been treated for the effects of breathing in smoke following a fire in a block of flats in Wallis Avenue, Maidstone.
Two flats within the building were involved in the fire.... | 15/06/2020 18:21 | 15/06/2020 20:53 | 3 |
| Notification | Kent Fire and Rescue Service is flying its drone in the Maidstone area. For privacy queries contact us quoting reference 1303. | 12/06/2020 20:55 | 12/06/2020 21:58 | 0 |
| Commercial shed fire - Wingham near Canterbury | Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled a blaze in a large commercial shed at a premises in Wenderton Lane, Wingham, near Canterbury.
Crews used high-pressure hoses to extinguish the... | 12/06/2020 15:55 | 12/06/2020 17:39 | 6 |
| Industrial oven fire in Gillingham | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire within an industrial oven at commercial premises in Railway Street Industrial Estate, Gillingham.
Three fire engines and a height... | 12/06/2020 15:13 | 12/06/2020 16:11 | 2 |
| Shed fire in Deal | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a shed alight in Travers Road, Deal.
Two fire engines attended and crews extinguished the flames using hose reel jets.
It’s believed the... | 12/06/2020 10:26 | 12/06/2020 10:52 | 2 |
| Fire sparked by discarded cigarette in Kings Hill, near West Malling | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire in Glenton Avenue, Kings Hill, which is believed was caused by a discarded cigarette butt.
Two fire engines attended the scene and crews used... | 12/06/2020 02:20 | 12/06/2020 02:42 | 2 |
| Rubbish fire in Herne Bay | Update 1535:
Firefighting work is now complete and crews have left the scene of a large rubbish fire in Thornden Wood Road, Herne Bay.
One fire engine attended and crews used a hose reel jet... | 10/06/2020 12:04 | 10/06/2020 12:57 | 1 |
