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.
Thatch fire in Rickinghall
Multiple crews from Suffolk and Norfolk in attendance at a fire involving a thatched property
Closed
Location: The Street, Rickinghall
26 October 2025
Time: 11:57am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Ixworth, Haverhill, Stowmarket, Newmarket, Beccles, Holbrook, Long Melford, Orford, Lowestoft North, Halesworth, Aldeburgh, Framlingham, Bungay
Single vehicle road accident, Bredfield
A car ended up on its roof after leaving the road and narrowly missing a house, but the driver escaped with minor injuries.
Closed
Location: Caters Road, Bredfield
16 October 2025
Time: 2.18pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Woodbridge, Ipswich East, Aldeburgh
Person trapped in forklift at Felixstowe Docks
Firefighters from Felixstowe and Ipswich East used an aerial ladder platform to rescue a driver from a forklift that had tipped onto its front.
Closed
Location: Felixstowe Dock Service Area
15 October 2025
Time: 00:04
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Felixstowe, Ipswich East
Road traffic collision in Worlington
Firefighters were called to reports of a 2-vehicle road traffic collision on Mildenhall Road, Worlington.
Closed
Location: Mildenhall Road, Worlington
11 October 2025
Time: 11:05am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Brandon, Newmarket
Flat fire on Crown Street, Lowestoft
Firefighters were called to reports of a flat fire on Crown Street East, Lowestoft.
Closed
Location: Crown Street East, Lowestoft
11 October 2025
Time: 08:26am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Lowestoft North, Lowestoft South
Vehicle and property fire in Rendlesham
Firefighters were called to reports of a property fire in St Gregorys Close, involving a vehicle and an adjoining house.
Closed
Location: St Gregorys Close, Rendlesham
09 October 2025
Time: 7:19am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Woodbridge, Framlingham, Orford, Bury St Edmunds
Commercial property fire in Felixstowe
Crews were called to reports of a fire in commercial property in Dooley Road, Felixstowe.
Closed
Location: Dooley Road, Felixstowe
08 October 2025
Time: 6:29pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Felixstowe, Ipswich East
Puppy rescue in Old Newton
Crews were alerted to a puppy, who had managed to get themselves stuck within a fence.
Closed
Location: Copperfield Way, Old Newton
05 October 2025
Time: 6:57pm
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Stowmarket
Flat Fire in Holman Court, Ipswich
Crews were called to reports of smoke in a 3rd storey flat in Holman Court, Ipswich.
Closed
Location: Holman Court, Ipswich
04 October 2025
Time: 8:30pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street
Car fire in Bungay
Firefighters were called to reports of car on fire in Wainford Road, Bungay.
Closed
Location: Wainford Road, Bungay
04 October 2025
Time: 11:04pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Bungay, Beccles
Flat Fire in Pearson Road, Ipswich
Crews were called to reports of a fire in a 3rd storey flat on Pearson Road, Ipswich.
Closed
Location: Pearson Road, Ipswich
03 October 2025
Time: 9:51pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East
Road traffic collision in Great Bricett
Firefighters were called to reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision involving a campervan and a car on Greenstreet Green, Great Bricett.
Closed
Location: Greenstreet Green, Great Bricett
02 October 2025
Time: 10.05am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Needham Market, Stowmarket