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.
Crews in attendance at house fire in Hundon
A fire which began in a Bee Smoker has spread to the property's garden and bungalow (incident ref: 020934)
Closed
Location: Farmerie Road, Hundon
16 April 2026
Time: 4:04pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Clare, Haverhill, Long Melford
House fire on Albion Road, Bungay
Crews from Halesworth, Bungay and Lowestoft South mobilised (incident reference: 020877)
Closed
Location: Albion Road, Bungay
15 April 2026
Time: 8:13am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Bungay, Halesworth, Lowestoft South
Crews respond to single vehicle RTC involving electric pole
Two casualties were safely rescued following a single vehicle collision with an electric pole.
Closed
Location: Great Livermere
12 April 2026
Time: 3:52pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds
Fire Crews extinguish barn fire in Drinkstone
Fire crews successfully brought a barn fire involving tractors under control in Drinkstone.
Closed
Location: Drinkstone
11 April 2026
Time: 07:07
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Newmarket
Fire crews tackle fire at Oulton Broad North Railway Station
Fire crews from Suffolk and Norfolk tackle fire at a commercial building within Oulton Broad North station.
Closed
Location: Oulton Broad North Railway Station
09 April 2026
Time: 12:00am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Lowestoft South, Lowestoft North, Reydon and Southwold, Halesworth
Fire crews tow vehicle out ditch to release occupants
Fire crews helped two people exit their vehicle after driving into a ditch in Ipswich.
Closed
Location: Crane Boulevard, Ipswich
07 April 2026
Time: 4:06pm
Incident type: Person rescue
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Fire crews extinguish a fence and shed fire in Ipswich.
Fire Crews attended a fire in Newton Road, Ipswich, where a fence fire had spread into neighbouring properties
Closed
Location: Newton Road, Ipswich
07 April 2026
Time: 6:32pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Fire Fighters extinguish a fire in a summerhouse
Fire fighters extinguished a fire in a garden summerhouse in Benhall, Saxmundham.
Closed
Location: Deadman's Lane, Benhall
05 April 2026
Time: 4:53pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Saxmundham, Framlingham
Fire crews attend road traffic collision in Stonham Aspal
Fire crews and the ambulance service attended a collision between two vehicles on Norwich Road, Stonham Aspal.
Closed
Location: Norwich Road, Stonham Aspal
04 April 2026
Time: 08:06am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Needham Market
Fire crews extinguish fire in external bin storage area
Fire crews extinguished a fire in an external bin storage area in Felixstowe late Saturday night.
Closed
Location: Walton Hall Drive, Felixstowe
04 April 2026
Time: 11:56pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Felixstowe, Ipswich East
House fire on Bramford Road
Crews from Ipswich East and Princes Street have rescued one female occupant, a dog and two birds from the property (incident ref: 020378)
Closed
Location: Bramford Road, Ipswich
02 April 2026
Time: 2:06pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Crews mobilised to attend a fire at a primary school
Multiple calls made from members of the public who reported seeing smoke from as much as 3 miles away (incident ref: 020239)
Closed
Location: Brooklands Catholic Primary School, Palfrey Heights, Brantham
30 March 2026
Time: 1:09pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street, Hadleigh