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.
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)
Ongoing
Broom Hill Road, Ipswich
14 January 2026
10:59am
House fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
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
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)
Ongoing
The Street, Stoke by Clare
14 January 2026
2:37pm
Road Traffic Collision
Clare, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds
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
RTC at Iken crossroads, Snape Road
Two cars involved in collison. Police, ambulance and fire at the scene. One person trapped in vehicle.
Closed
Snape Road, Iken (near picnic area)
07 January 2026
9:09am
Road Traffic Collision
Woodbridge, Orford, Leiston
Building fire in Brandon
Six crews attended a building fire on Market Hill in Brandon - no casualties and one dog rescued
Closed
Market Hill, Brandon
01 January 2026
12:35am
Fire
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
Rope Walk, Ipswich
30 December 2025
12:02am
House fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East