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.
A14 reopened following single vehicle road traffic collision
Firefighters assisted the driver of a heavy goods vehicle out of the cab via the windscreen (Incident ref: 028582)
Closed
A14 westbound between junctions 40 and 39
10 August 2026
3:25am
Road Traffic Collision
Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket
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