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.
One vehicle RTC on A14 (eastbound) at Junction 43
Four crews responded to a one vehicle RTC with one person trapped (incident reference: 18178)
Closed
A14, Junction 43
07 February 2026
4:37pm
Road Traffic Collision
Bury St Edmunds, Ixworth, Elmswell, Needham Market
Garage fire, Exning
Two cars parked in a garage in Oxford Street are damaged by fire (incident ref: 018009).
Closed
Oxford Street, Exning
03 February 2026
1:25am
Vehicle fire
Newmarket
Flat fire in Ipswich
Three appliances attend an incident in a basement flat in Withipoll Street (incident ref: 018006).
Ongoing
Withipoll Street, Ipswich
03 February 2026
1.11am
House fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Building fire on Back Street, Lakenheath
Fire crews were called to a serious building fire on the High Street, Lakenheath following multiple emergency calls reporting a property well alight.
Closed
Lakenheath
29 January 2026
11:20pm
Fire
Haverhill, Ixworth, Brandon, Mildenhall, Newmarket
Vehicle stuck in flood water
A female driver had to be rescued from her vehicle after it became stuck in rising floodwater (incident ref: 017740)
Closed
Otley Bottom, Otley
27 January 2026
1:54pm
Flood
Ipswich Princes Street
Car stuck in floodwater
The driver, and sole occupant, of a vehicle had to be rescued from his car after the engine cut out in floodwater (incident ref: 017741)
Closed
Culpho Manor, Grundisburgh Road, Culpho, IP6
27 January 2026
2:33pm
Flood
Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Chip shop fire in Honington
Crews from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service and a single crew from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service attend (incident reference: 017577).
Closed
Unit 4, Green Lane, Honington
22 January 2026
6.28pm
Fire
Brandon, Ixworth, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich Princes Street
A vehicle fire in an auto repair shop prompts call to 999
Fire crews mobilised to extinguish fire in rear of car outside R J Car and Commercial on Hervey Street (incident ref: 017519)
Closed
Hervey Street, Ipswich, IP4
21 January 2026
10:24am
Vehicle fire
Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
One Vehicle RTC on Long Road Lowestoft
Lowestoft crews called to a person trapped in a small vehicle to assist with extraction (incident reference: 017314)
Closed
Long Road Lowestoft
17 January 2026
12:16am
Road Traffic Collision
Lowestoft South
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 (incident reference: 017304)
Closed
Newmarket
16 January 2026
9:41pm.
Fire
Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Ixworth, Brandon