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.
Building fire in Brandon
Six crews attended a building fire on Market Hill in Brandon - no casualties and one dog rescued
Closed
Location: Market Hill, Brandon
01 January 2026
Time: 12:35am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Thetford, Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall
House fire in Ipswich
A small fire in a property on Rope Walk, Ipswich, with one casualty treated by the fire service
Closed
Location: Rope Walk, Ipswich
30 December 2025
Time: 12:02am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Garage fire in Ipswich
Firefighters were called following reports of a garage fire in Sidegate Lane, Ipswich
Closed
Location: Ipswich
27 December 2025
Time: 3.27pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Road traffic collision in Carlton Colville
Road traffic collision in Carlton Colville involving two vehicles and five casualties.
Closed
Location: Carlton Colville
20 December 2025
Time: 4:48pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Lowestoft South, Wrentham, Ipswich Princes Street
Garage fire in Sudbury
Fire in a garage connected to a house. The garage contained motorbikes, fuel and asbestos.
Closed
Location: Sudbury
19 December 2025
Time: 7:01pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Sudbury, Clare, Long Melford, Nayland
Fire takes hold in a block of garages in Haverhill
Crews attended a fire in a block of three garages that had spread to the roof space above.
Closed
Location: Horsham Close, Haverhill
17 December 2025
Time: 10:09am
Incident type: Other
Attending stations: Clare, Haverhill
House fire in Kettlebaston
Fire on the ground and first floors of a two-storey house in Kettlebaston. No casualties.
Closed
Location: Kettlebaston
14 December 2025
Time: 12:15am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Long Melford, Hadleigh
Dog rescue from house in Haverhill
Firefighters forced entry to a vacant property in Haverhill to rescue a young dog trapped in an upstairs room.
Closed
Location: Haverhill
13 December 2025
Time: 9:23am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Haverhill
Major incident at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridgeshire
Firefighters from Suffolk assisted Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Closed
Location: Addenbrooke's Hospital
13 December 2025
Time: 4:26pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Wickhambrook, Clare, Newmarket, Haverhill
Road traffic collision in Layham
Car on its roof following a road traffic collision in Layham. Nobody was trapped in the vehicle when crews arrived.
Closed
Location: Layham
13 December 2025
Time: 9:58am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
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