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.
| Update: Fire in Margate flats | Update at 16:15
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have extinguished the fire in the bin chute, and the building is being ventilated. Two people are being checked over as a precaution by... | 18/10/2019 14:35 | 18/10/2019 16:06 | 6 |
| Notification | Kent Fire and Rescue Service is flying its drone in the Maidstone area. For privacy queries contact us quoting reference 1725. | 18/10/2019 12:42 | 18/10/2019 13:30 | 0 |
| Chip pan fire in Maidstone | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called Coombe Road, Maidstone, following reports of a house fire. The occupant of the neighbouring property called 999 when she heard the smoke alarm sounding next... | 17/10/2019 10:32 | 17/10/2019 10:50 | 2 |
| Kitchen fire in Sheerness | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a kitchen fire within a home in Thames Avenue, Sheerness. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to extinguish... | 17/10/2019 09:10 | 17/10/2019 10:11 | 2 |
| Roof fire in Maidstone | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a domestic property fire on Blythe Road in Maidstone. Two fire engines were in attendance and crews arrived to a fire in the roof area of the... | 14/10/2019 00:25 | 14/10/2019 00:51 | 2 |
| Caravan fire in Leysdown | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Shellness Road in Leysdown on Sea, to reports of a static caravan alight. Two fire engines attended and crews used a hose reel jet to put the fire out.... | 12/10/2019 22:08 | 12/10/2019 22:43 | 2 |
| House fire in Broadstairs | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Hugin Avenue in Broadstairs to reports of a house fire. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished a blaze in a first... | 12/10/2019 09:11 | 12/10/2019 09:42 | 2 |
| Outbuilding destroyed by fire near Canterbury | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Goldups Lane, Shottenden, near Canterbury, to reports of an outbuilding alight. Three fire engines and a bulk water carrier attended. Crews used a hose reel... | 09/10/2019 22:36 | 09/10/2019 23:38 | 3 |
| Domestic property fire in Rochester | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire on the ground floor of a domestic property on Carton Close in Rochester. Two fire engines were in attendance and crews arrived to smoke and flames... | 09/10/2019 15:39 | 09/10/2019 16:53 | 2 |
| Garage fire in Chatham | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a garage fire on McKenzie Road in Chatham. Two fire engines were sent to the scene and crews wearing breathing apparatus used compressed air foam, hose reel... | 09/10/2019 09:09 | 09/10/2019 09:50 | 2 |
