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 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
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)
Closed
The Street, Stoke by Clare
14 January 2026
2:37pm
Road Traffic Collision
Clare, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds
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
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)
Closed
Broom Hill Road, Ipswich
14 January 2026
10:59am
House fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
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