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.
Grass and undergrowth fire
Crews attended a grass, tree and undergrowth fire on London road side of Chantry Park, Ipswich (Incident Reference: 028480)
Closed
Hadleigh Road, Ipswich
09 August 2026
2:02 pm
Fire
Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Car fire on A14 near Newmarket
Crews attended a car fire on A14 near Newmarket with support from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service colleagues (Incident Reference: 028398)
Closed
A14, Newmarket
08 August 2026
06:22 pm
Fire
Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Mildenhall
Tractor and Field Fire
Five crews attended a Tractor and Field Fire in Withersfield (Incident reference: 028202)
Closed
Cabridge Road, Withersfield
06 August 2026
10:38am
Fire
Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Clare, Long Melford, Newmarket
House Fire
Crews from four fire stations attended a house fire in Haverhill (Incident reference: 028217)
Closed
Connaught Road, Haverhill
06 August 2026
11:45am
House fire
Bury St Edmunds, Long Melford, Newmarket
Fire in garage and garden
Three crews attended to a fire in a garage and garden (incident reference: 028022)
Closed
St Mary's Gardens, Creeting St Mary
04 August 2026
5:39am
Fire
Stowmarket, Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Building fire in Groton, near Boxford
Three crews attended a fire in an outbuilding measuring 8m x 4m (incident reference: 028094)
Closed
Groton Street, Groton
04 August 2026
4:46pm
Fire
Hadleigh, Nayland, Sudbury
Fire in loft
Five crews attended a loft fire in Colchester Road, Ipswich (incident reference 028070)
Closed
Colchester Road, Ipswich
04 August 2026
1:41pm
Fire
Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Fire in an outside storage area
Crews attended a fire in an outside storage area near the B&M Home Store. Local residents advised to keep doors and windows closed (incident reference: 027969)
Closed
Warren Heath Retail Park, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich
03 August 2026
5:26pm
Fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Holbrook, Felixstowe, Hadleigh
Fire at landfill site
Four crews responding to a fire at Masons landfill site, Bramford Lane. Local residents advised to keep doors and windows closed (incident reference: 027745)
Closed
Bramford Road, Great Blakenham
02 August 2026
12:52am
Vehicle fire
Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, Framlingham, Haverhill
Building fire near Brantham
Four crews are responding to a fire at the former ICI site, Factory Lane. Local residents advised to keep doors and windows closed (incident reference: 027675)
Closed
Factory Lane, Brantham
01 August 2026
4:17pm
Fire
Ipswich East, Nayland, Hadleigh, Newmarket
Large fire in the open - smoke visible from 6 miles away
Crews from Suffolk are being supported on scene by colleagues from Norfolk Fire and Rescue (incident ref: 027192)
Closed
Mill Lane, Metfield
29 July 2026
2:15pm
Fire
Bungay, Leiston, Halesworth
Animal rescue in Bramfield
Four crews successfully rescued two donkeys from a pond (incident reference: 027173)
Closed
Darsham Road, Bramfield
29 July 2026
9:36am
Animal rescue
Lowestoft South, Halesworth, Wrentham