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.
Van fire on A14 slip road to A137
Firefighters are in attendance at a vehicle fire where moving traffic and smoke are creating hazardous conditions.
Ongoing
Location: A14 slip road to A137
20 November 2025
Time: 09:24am
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Domestic fire in Downside Close, Ipswich
Crews were mobilised to attend a serious house fire at a property where two people were reported trapped.
Closed
Location: Downside Close, Ipswich
18 November 2025
Time: 03:16am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Commercial fire on Norwich Road, Ipswich
Crews mobilised to attend a ground floor fire in a three-storey commercial property.
Closed
Location: Norwich Road, Ipswich
18 November 2025
Time: 11:31am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Car fire on A14 slip road
Firefighters were called to reports of a vehicle fire on a slip road of the A14 westbound
Closed
Location: A14 Westbound, Junction 50
15 November 2025
Time: 5.09pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Ipswich Princes Street
Domestic fire in Haverhill
Firefighters tackled a garage fire at the front of a single-storey bungalow that spread to an adjoining property and threatened other nearby homes.
Closed
Location: Kestrel Road, Haverhill
13 November 2025
Time: 02:21am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Clare, Haverhill
Container fire at waste site, Stowmarket
One container well alight at Stowmarket Recycling Centre. Crews fighting the fire from above due to dangerous conditions and location.
Closed
Location: Stowmarket Recycling Centre, Bury Road
10 November 2025
Time: 4.43pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Stowmarket
Muck heap on fire, Ixworth
A large muck heap is on fire at a farm in Ixworth with near-by residents advised to keep windows and doors shut because of large smoke plume.
Closed
Location: Bardwell Road, Ixworth
09 November 2025
Time: 6.52am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ixworth
House fire, 2 people rescued, Ipswich
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics after a house fire in the early hours of Friday morning
Closed
Location: Croft Street, Ipswich
07 November 2025
Time: 00:45
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Farmyard fire, Bardwell
A fire in a manure heap threatened to spread to an adjoining building and straw stack before being contained.
Closed
Location: Bardwell
06 November 2025
Time: 12.36am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ixworth, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket
Trapped dog rescue, Market Weston
Senna the spaniel went through a 'ruff' time but was none the worse for wear after getting trapped 30m in a drainage pipe.
Closed
Location: Hepworth Road, Market Weston
04 November 2025
Time: 11.14am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Thatch fire near Cockfield
Crews were called at 3pm to reports of a thatched cottage in Great Green, near Cockfield.
Closed
Location: Great Green, Cockfield
03 November 2025
Time: 3pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Stowmarket, Sudbury, Long Melford, Clare, Bury St Edmunds, Elmswell, Ixworth, Newmarket
Woman freed from car, Ipswich
A woman was freed from her car by firefighters following a two vehicle collision in Ipswich.
Closed
Location: Norwich Road, Ipswich
01 November 2025
Time: 10.39am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street