Over the past few weeks, temperatures have remained exceptionally high and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have been dealing with an unprecedented amount of fires across the county.

We would like to say a big thank you to all of the staff, firefighters and their families for their dedication, perseverance and hard work over the past few weeks. We would also like to say a big thank you to the people of Essex who have been following the safety advice given by the team. 

Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Jane Gardner visited the fire headquarters this week to see the team and thank them for their work. Watch the video below to find out more. 

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Lads Need Dads

Young men tackling life without a male role model are being saved in north Essex.

Lads Need Dads is an award winning Not-For-Profit Community Interest Company, working to prevent potential problems and address existing ones where boys in Tendring are missing a father figure in their lives.

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex contributed £8,868 to Lads Need Dads from the 2022-23 Crime Prevention Fund to fund an Equip programme in Colchester.

Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, said: “Protecting vulnerable people is one of our priorities, which is why we are pleased to be supporting Lads Need Dads in this way.

“Their work with young men who are without a positive male role model in their lives also supports our focus on prevention – identifying where there could be the risk of crime or poor mental health in the future and putting in place the support needed to prevent it from happening.”

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StreetSafe 

Investing in activities and initiatives that prevent crime from happening in the first place and keeping communities safe, are key priorities in Roger Hirst's Police and Crime Plan.

If you know of a public place in Essex that makes you feel unsafe, you can have your say through the Home Office’s StreetSafe website.

The data received from this website will go to councils and the police to work on finding effective solutions for issues in Essex. Councils can review whether the area needs more streetlights or CCTV, or our local officers can look at patrol plans and target hotspots. 

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Contacting Essex Police

Over the last few months there has been an increase in 999 calls to the Essex Police Force Control Room and Resolution Centre. The team have done an outstanding job and have performed above the national average when taking your calls. 

However, on average only 20% of those calls were emergency related. Calling 999 must be a last resort and you should only use this service if you are reporting an emergency that requires an immediate and urgent police response.

There are many different ways you can contact Essex Police to report non-emergency crime.

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