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.
Commercial building fire on Carr Street, Ipswich
Crews currently on scene. All personnel evacuated from building prior to their arrival (incident ref: 017280)
Closed
Carr Street, Ipswich
16 January 2026
10:44am
Fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Two-vehicle RTC on A14 eastbound at junction 47 for Elmswell
Due to the incident, motorists on the A14 eastbound experienced delays between junctions 47 and 49 (incident ref: 017268)
Closed
A14 eastbound at Junction 47 (Woolpit/Elmswell interchange)
16 January 2026
06:37am
Road Traffic Collision
Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich East
First Floor Flat Fire in Newmarket
First floor flat fire in Newmarket, crews from Suffolk and Cambridgeshire in attendance
Ongoing
Newmarket
16 January 2026
9:41pm.
Fire
Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Ixworth, Brandon
Two vehicle RTC involving a lorry and a car
The collision has resulted in the female driver of the car becoming trapped in her vehicle (incident reference: 017197)
Closed
The Street, Stoke by Clare
14 January 2026
2:37pm
Road Traffic Collision
Clare, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds
LGV RTC due to icy conditions - single vehicle involved.
A large goods vehicle (LGV) has collided with a tree and come to rest on its side in a ditch (incident ref: 0171486)
Closed
Skippers Lane, Withersfield
14 January 2026
9:49am
Road Traffic Collision
Haverhill, Newmarket
House fire in two-storey mid-terrace home on Broom Hill Rd.
Firefighters use breathing apparatus while tackling blaze that started in downstairs living room (incident ref: 017190)
Closed
Broom Hill Road, Ipswich
14 January 2026
10:59am
House fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Barn fire in Occold
Firefighters from Suffolk and Norfolk dealt with a fire in a barn containing gas cylinders in Occold, near Eye.
Closed
Occold
13 January 2026
4:12pm
Fire
Eye, Diss, Needham Market, Debenham
Road traffic collision in Rougham
A single vehicle road traffic collision, with the vehicle in a ditch, in Rougham, near Bury St Edmunds.
Closed
Rougham
13 January 2026
5:39pm
Road Traffic Collision
Bury St Edmunds
Single vehicle RTC on A14 - fatality confirmed.
The A14 between junctions 58 and 59 was closed overnight in both directions following an HGV RTC (incident reference: 017143)
Closed
A14 eastbound near Kirton and Trimley
13 January 2026
7:08pm
Road Traffic Collision
Felixstowe, Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street, Needham Market
Fire in the open in North Street Parade, Sudbury
Firefighters prevented a fire in some bins and a storage container from spreading to a nearby charity shop.
Closed
North Street Parade, Sudbury
10 January 2026
04:02am
Fire
Sudbury
Multiple farm buildings involved in fire
Firefighters have battled a significant fire overnight which threatened to spread to nearby farmhouse.
Closed
The Street, Kettlebaston
08 January 2026
01:02am
Fire
Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich Princes Street, Sudbury, Hadleigh, Long Melford
Domestic building fire in Ipswich
A garden fire has spread to the rear of a private home in Rectory Road, Ipswich.
Closed
Rectory Road, Ipswich IP2
07 January 2026
2:11pm
House fire
Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street, Woodbridge