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.
| Crews called to boiler fire in Margate | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Ethelbert Terrace, Margate at 8.42pm, to reports of smoke issuing from a boiler in a top floor flat.
After phoning 999, the resident had done the right... | 22/05/2019 20:42 | 22/05/2019 21:00 | 2 |
| Large undergrowth fire in Iwade | Kent Fire and Rescue Service is dealing with a large fire on scrubland in Ridham Dock Road, Iwade. Four fire engines, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and around 20 firefighters are tackling the blaze.... | 22/05/2019 16:07 | 22/05/2019 19:06 | 4 |
| Whitstable house fire | UPDATE: 5.35pm
Firefighters are still at the scene of a house fire in Sydney Road, Whitstable. At the height of the blaze three fire engines and around 13 firefighters attended. Fire crews wore... | 22/05/2019 14:08 | 22/05/2019 16:48 | 3 |
| Shed fire in Minster on Sea | Firefighters used a hose reel to put out a fire involving a garden shed measuring 2M x 2M in Charlock Drive, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness. Two fire engines were sent and crews used a hose reel to put... | 22/05/2019 13:30 | 22/05/2019 14:14 | 2 |
| Fire on Dartford Heath | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a grass fire on Dartford Heath. Three fire engines were sent to the scene to tackle the fire, which had spread to around 200 square metres of heathland.... | 21/05/2019 15:30 | 21/05/2019 16:07 | 3 |
| Fuel tanker fire on M25 clockwise on the approach to Clacket Lane | UPDATE 6.45am
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, used two hose reel jets and foam to extinguish the blaze in the cab of a fuel tanker on the M25. Crews are continuing the cool the tanker,... | 21/05/2019 05:05 | 21/05/2019 06:27 | 0 |
| Rochester building fire | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to New Road, Rochester to reports of a fire in a three-storey building at 6.18pm.
Crews arrived to find a large amount of black smoke issuing and used a... | 20/05/2019 18:16 | 20/05/2019 18:42 | 2 |
| Fire crews tackle fire on Dartford Heath | Kent Fire and Rescue Service responded to a fire on Dartford Heath at 3.24pm. Four fire engines were sent and crews used flex packs and beaters to tackle two separate seats of fire, measuring around... | 20/05/2019 15:24 | 20/05/2019 16:16 | 0 |
| Maidstone two car crash | Kent Fire and Rescue Service responded to a two car crash on the London Road, Maidstone between Queens Road and Buckland Hill.
Crews used hydraulic rescue equipment to release a woman who was... | 18/05/2019 16:36 | 18/05/2019 17:51 | 0 |
| Crews assist in water rescue in Rochester | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Rochester Bridge to reports of a man in the River Medway. Two fire engines attended and crews threw a life ring attached to a line to the man, preventing... | 16/05/2019 06:49 | 16/05/2019 07:33 | 2 |
