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: Workshop fire in Sittingbourne | Update at 07:00 on 07/11/18:
Fire crews remain on the scene damping down hotspots. The advice for residents to close windows and doors has been lifted, and the section of the A2 London Road that... | 07/11/2018 01:44 | 07/11/2018 10:55 | 6 |
| House fire in Herne Bay | Kent Fire and Rescue Service is at the scene of a house fire in Barnfield, Herne Bay. Firefighters have been working hard to contain the fire. All occupants have been accounted for. Firefighters... | 26/10/2018 15:34 | 26/10/2018 21:40 | 6 |
| Domestic garage fire - Cliffe | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a garage alight at a property on Church Street, Cliffe. Six fire engines and a height vehicle attended the incident in which crews contained the... | 26/01/2019 16:40 | 26/01/2019 18:26 | 6 |
| Bin chute fire at Trove Court, Ramsgate | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Trove Court in Ramsgate following reports of a fire in the rubbish chute. Crews arrived to find a number of properties had self-evacuated. On quick... | 31/12/2018 18:29 | 31/12/2018 18:57 | 6 |
| Fire in Gravesend flat | Kent Fire and Rescue Service dealt with a fire in a flat on the third floor of the nine storey Gravesham Court in Clarence Row, Gravesend. Due to the height of the building a full response for a... | 23/11/2018 21:39 | 23/11/2018 22:55 | 6 |
| Update: Four storey building fire in Dartford. | Update at 09:00 on 10/12/18:
This incident has been scaled down to one fire engine. There is restricted access outside the NatWest building in the high street, however the rest of the road is open... | 09/12/2018 20:35 | 10/12/2018 15:26 | 6 |
| Fuel tank fire - Paddock Wood | Kent Fire and Rescue Service are currently at the scene of an industrial diesel tank alight. A number of calls came into 999 fire control after a loud bang could be heard and a large plume of dark... | 01/12/2018 12:57 | 01/12/2018 15:49 | 6 |
| Dutch barns alight in Lenham | Firefighters were called to deal with a fire in two dutch barns containing bailed straw. Firefighters used compress air foam on an adjacent brick barn to help prevent the fire spreading. The straw... | 24/08/2015 23:56 | | 6 |
| Ramsgate bungalow flooded due to burst water main | Firefighters were called to a flooded bungalow in Windermere Avenue, Ramsgate after a water main burst outside the property. Crews used a range of specialist equipment to pump water from the... | 31/08/2015 02:42 | 31/08/2015 06:45 | 6 |
| Derelict building fire - Greenhithe | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a derelict building fire on Spring Vale, Greenhithe. Crews used breathing apparatus along with hose reel jets to tackle the single story building... | 19/09/2015 17:03 | 19/09/2015 22:01 | 6 |
