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.
Fire crews tow vehicle out ditch to release occupants
Fire crews helped two people exit their vehicle after driving into a ditch in Ipswich.
Closed
Crane Boulevard, Ipswich
07 April 2026
4:06pm
Person rescue
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Fire crews extinguish a fence and shed fire in Ipswich.
Fire Crews attended a fire in Newton Road, Ipswich, where a fence fire had spread into neighbouring properties
Closed
Newton Road, Ipswich
07 April 2026
6:32pm
Fire
Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Fire Fighters extinguish a fire in a summerhouse
Fire fighters extinguished a fire in a garden summerhouse in Benhall, Saxmundham.
Closed
Deadman's Lane, Benhall
05 April 2026
4:53pm
Fire
Saxmundham, Framlingham
Fire crews attend road traffic collision in Stonham Aspal
Fire crews and the ambulance service attended a collision between two vehicles on Norwich Road, Stonham Aspal.
Closed
Norwich Road, Stonham Aspal
04 April 2026
08:06am
Road Traffic Collision
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Needham Market
Fire crews extinguish fire in external bin storage area
Fire crews extinguished a fire in an external bin storage area in Felixstowe late Saturday night.
Closed
Walton Hall Drive, Felixstowe
04 April 2026
11:56pm
Fire
Felixstowe, Ipswich East
House fire on Bramford Road
Crews from Ipswich East and Princes Street have rescued one female occupant, a dog and two birds from the property (incident ref: 020378)
Closed
Bramford Road, Ipswich
02 April 2026
2:06pm
House fire
Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Crews mobilised to attend a fire at a primary school
Multiple calls made from members of the public who reported seeing smoke from as much as 3 miles away (incident ref: 020239)
Closed
Brooklands Catholic Primary School, Palfrey Heights, Brantham
30 March 2026
1:09pm
Fire
Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street, Hadleigh
Crews mobilised to attend house fire in Felixstowe
Firefighters have tackled a blaze which started in the back bedroom of a property on Gulpher Road (Incident ref: 020230)
Closed
Gulpher Road, Felixstowe
30 March 2026
09:48am
House fire
Felixstowe, Ipswich East
Horse carrier overturned and on its side
Crews on scene to attend a large vehicle RTC with horse and two dogs requiring extrication (Incident ref: 020208)
Closed
Framsden Road, Pettaugh (close to junction A1120 and New Road)
29 March 2026
3:17pm
Road Traffic Collision
Ipswich Princes Street, Needham Market, Reydon and Southwold
Single (small car) vehicle road traffic collision
Fire crews, the ambulance service and police are on scene at the incident on London Road (A12) Wrentham (incident ref: 020087)
Closed
London Road, Wrentham
26 March 2026
2:06pm
Road Traffic Collision
Wrentham, Lowestoft South
Lorry fire at Sizewell B power station in Leiston
Crews attended an incident involving a 7.5 tonne HGV carrying wastepaper (incident reference: 020082)
Closed
Sizewell B power station, Leiston
26 March 2026
10:21am
Vehicle fire
Aldeburgh, Framlingham, Leiston
Fire at West Meadows in Ipswich
Three pumps in attendance at a fire in the open at West Meadows in Ipswich (incident ref: 019751)
Closed
West Meadows, Ipswich
18 March 2026
05:03pm
Fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Needham Market