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.
| Two Tonbridge garden sheds damaged in fire | Kent fire and Rescue Service sent two fire engines to the scene of a shed fire in the back garden of a property in Scott Road, Tonbridge, the fire caused heat damage to the house including the... | 05/10/2018 22:16 | 06/10/2018 22:50 | 2 |
| Notification | KFRS has launched its drone in Gravesend. For privacy concerns contact us quoting incident reference 375. | 05/10/2018 13:12 | 05/10/2018 14:04 | 0 |
| Notification | Kent Fire and Rescue Service launched its drone in the area of Sandpit Road, Dartford. For privacy enquiries contact us quoting reference 368. | 05/10/2018 11:15 | 05/10/2018 12:15 | 0 |
| Man freed from crashed car in Dover | Firefighters were called to a crash on the coast-bound carriageway of the A20 at Dover involving two cars. Crews used hydraulic rescue equipment to help free a casualty who was trapped inside one of... | 04/10/2018 17:28 | 04/10/2018 18:24 | 3 |
| Gillingham flat fire | Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire at a flat at a three-storey property in Britton Street, Gillingham. Crews wearing breathing apparatus entered the smoke-logged flat and extinguished the... | 03/10/2018 18:01 | 03/10/2018 20:00 | 2 |
| Northfleet chimney fire | Firefighters were called to a chimney fire at a house in Railway Street, Northfleet. Crews tackled the fire in the chimney from the hearth using chimney gear, and from the roof of the premises with a... | 03/10/2018 17:28 | 03/10/2018 20:59 | 2 |
| Tumble dryer fire in Chatham home | Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire involving a tumble dryer in Swallow Rise, Chatham. The occupants did the right thing by turning off the tumble dryer when they discovered the smoke.... | 03/10/2018 11:35 | 03/10/2018 11:51 | 2 |
| Kitchen fire in Halstead | Firefighters were called to a fire in the ground floor kitchen of a two-storey detached house in Stonehouse Lane, Halstead. Crews wearing breathing apparatus entered the smoke-logged property and... | 02/10/2018 16:33 | 02/10/2018 17:50 | 2 |
| Tug boat fire in Chatham | Firefighters are dealing with a fire in a storage compartment of a tug boat in dry docks at Chatham Docks. Fire used a themal imaging camera to identify the seat of fire within a contained... | 01/10/2018 13:41 | 01/10/2018 17:24 | 4 |
| Derelict building fire in Marden | Firefighters were called to a fire at a derelict building in Hunton Road, Marden. Three fire engines were sent to the scene. The building was completely destroyed by fire and farm machinery was used... | 01/10/2018 12:10 | 01/10/2018 13:24 | 3 |
