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.
Garden shed and fence on fire
Firefighters currently fighting a blaze in the garden shed which has spread to the fence
Closed
Location: Monarch Close, Haverhill
20 June 2026
Time: 1.38pm
Incident type: Other
Vehicle fire leads to closure of A14 near Higham
Van well alight in a layby between junctions 41 and 42 on the eastbound carriageway (incident ref: 024114)
Closed
Location: A14 eastbound between junctions 42 and 41
18 June 2026
Time: 7:57pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket
Fire in the open in Rendlesham
Firefighters mobilised to attend fire close to field and forest area (incident ref: 024106)
Closed
Location: Between The Street and Hercules Road, Rendlesham (W3W: ///brew.cute.canny)
18 June 2026
Time: 5:50pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Orford, Leiston
Roof fire in Sudbury
Firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of a property on Woodhall Road in Sudbury. (Incident reference: 023862)
Closed
Location: Woodhall Road, Sudbury
13 June 2026
Time: 10:24pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Sudbury, Long Melford, Bury St Edmunds
House fire in Felixstowe
Firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of a bungalow in Upperfield Drive, Felixstowe. (Incident reference: 023737)
Closed
Location: Upperfield Drive, Felixstowe
10 June 2026
Time: 11:44am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Felixstowe
Crews are on scene at the River Stour to rescue a large cow
The animal is stuck in mud and reeds up to its head in Sudbury (incident reference: 023699)
Closed
Location: Off Middleton Road, Sudbury
09 June 2026
Time: 12:43pm
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Sudbury, Long Melford
Five-year-old horse rescued from Little Ouse in Brandon
Specialist water team and Norfolk Fire and Rescue involved in large animal rescue (Incident ref: 023485)
Closed
Location: The Maltings, Riverside Way, Brandon
04 June 2026
Time: 09:01am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Thetford, Brandon, Bury St Edmunds
Fire in metal recycling boat at West Bank Terminal
Crews worked with dock personnel to tackle a fire in forward hold of boat on quayside
Closed
Location: RO RO Ramp, West Bank Terminal, Wherstead Road
03 June 2026
Time: 3:13am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Holbrook, Woodbridge
Fire in two outbuildings on Dock Road, Felixstowe
Firefighters attended a fire involving two outbuildings with corrugated roofs on Dock Road in Felixstowe.
Closed
Location: Dock Road, Felixstowe
28 May 2026
Time: 1:05pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Felixstowe, Saxmundham, Ipswich East
Multiple shed and car fires in Bedfield
Fire crews are fighting fires in two outbuildings, alongside two vehicles that are also well alight.
Closed
Location: Long Green, Bedfield
27 May 2026
Time: 2:50pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Framlingham
Fire crews attend kitchen fire in Lavenham
Fire crews attended at a terraced bungalow in Spring Street, Lavenham following reports of a kitchen fire
Closed
Location: Spring Street, Lavenham
27 May 2026
Time: 1:32pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Long Melford, Sudbury
BBQ gas cylinder fire in Mildenhall
Firefighters attended a fire involving a BBQ gas cylinder at a home in Mildenhall.
Closed
Location: Mildenhall
24 May 2026
Time: 9:38am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Mildenhall, Newmarket