Fire service incidents

This page highlights a selection of significant incidents attended by Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, including status, location, type and attending stations.
Rescue of pony from River Lark near Mildenhall
Fire crews attended a large animal rescue involving a pony that had become stuck in a river near the bank.
Closed
Location: Mildenhall
12 December 2025
Time: 9:20am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Mildenhall, Newmarket
Road traffic collision in Moulton
A road traffic collision in Moulton involving two vehicles and three casualties.
Closed
Location: Moulton
12 December 2025
Time: 4:49pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket
Single vehicle RTC - Police requested fire service
A car has overturned, coming to rest on its roof. Two persons reported trapped.
Closed
Location: Coram Street, Hadleigh (Junction with A1071)
11 December 2025
Time: 12:47pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Hadleigh, Ipswich East
Occupant rescued from house fire in Ipswich.
A bedroom fire in a house on Robeck Road, Ipswich leads to multi-agency response.
Closed
Location: Robeck Road, Ipswich
10 December 2025
Time: 1:12pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Felixstowe
Commercial building fire in Glemsford
A single storey tyre workshop measuring 12m x 15m caught fire in the early hours of this morning.
Closed
Location: Egremont Street, Glemsford
09 December 2025
Time: 12:49am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Sudbury, Long Melford, Clare, Bury St Edmunds
Road traffic collision on A12 (Rendham/Saxmundham)
A two-vehicle road traffic collision on the northbound A12 has resulted in a multi-agency response.
Closed
Location: A12 northbound, junction with Rendham and Saxmundham
04 December 2025
Time: 13:58
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Framlingham, Wrentham, Aldeburgh, Saxmundham
Vehicle fire on A12 southbound near Woodbridge
Crews mobilised to attend an incident involving a Vauxhall Mokka (petrol engine).
Closed
Location: A12 southbound near the Shell Garage and Garden Centre/Woodbridge roundabout.
03 December 2025
Time: 09:19
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Malicious communication at Suffolk One
A call made to Suffolk Police led to a multi-agency response and the closure of a number of roads around the college.
Closed
Location: Suffolk One, Scrivener Drive, Ipswich
02 December 2025
Time: 11:53am
Incident type: Other
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Children's slide destroyed in park fire
A children's slide in a park play area in Ipswich was destroyed after being deliberately set on fire.
Closed
Location: Chantry Park, Ipswich
02 December 2025
Time: 08.01pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Tumble drier fire in Great Waldringfield
A tumble drier fire has caused significant damage to a flat within a terraced block of flats.
Closed
Location: Fortress Fields, Great Waldringfield
02 December 2025
Time: 12:32pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Clare, Sudbury, Long Melford
Collision on A12 near Little Glemham
Crews have attended a two-vehicle road traffic collision between a lorry and a car.
Closed
Location: A12 near Little Glemham
02 December 2025
Time: 12:32pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Aldeburgh, Framlingham, Ipswich Princes Street
Pony rescued from water in Worlington
Crews responded to reports of a pony stuck in river behind Worlington Hall, near Mildenhall
Closed
Location: Worlington
29 November 2025
Time: 8:22am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall, Newmarket