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.
Road traffic collision in Carlton Colville
Road traffic collision in Carlton Colville involving two vehicles and five casualties.
Closed
Location: Carlton Colville
20 December 2025
Time: 4:48pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Lowestoft South, Wrentham, Ipswich Princes Street
Garage fire in Sudbury
Fire in a garage connected to a house. The garage contained motorbikes, fuel and asbestos.
Closed
Location: Sudbury
19 December 2025
Time: 7:01pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Sudbury, Clare, Long Melford, Nayland
Fire takes hold in a block of garages in Haverhill
Crews attended a fire in a block of three garages that had spread to the roof space above.
Closed
Location: Horsham Close, Haverhill
17 December 2025
Time: 10:09am
Incident type: Other
Attending stations: Clare, Haverhill
House fire in Kettlebaston
Fire on the ground and first floors of a two-storey house in Kettlebaston. No casualties.
Closed
Location: Kettlebaston
14 December 2025
Time: 12:15am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Long Melford, Hadleigh
Road traffic collision in Layham
Car on its roof following a road traffic collision in Layham. Nobody was trapped in the vehicle when crews arrived.
Closed
Location: Layham
13 December 2025
Time: 9:58am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Dog rescue from house in Haverhill
Firefighters forced entry to a vacant property in Haverhill to rescue a young dog trapped in an upstairs room.
Closed
Location: Haverhill
13 December 2025
Time: 9:23am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Haverhill
Major incident at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridgeshire
Firefighters from Suffolk assisted Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Closed
Location: Addenbrooke's Hospital
13 December 2025
Time: 4:26pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Wickhambrook, Clare, Newmarket, Haverhill
Rescue of pony from River Lark near Mildenhall
Fire crews attended a large animal rescue involving a pony that had become stuck in a river near the bank.
Closed
Location: Mildenhall
12 December 2025
Time: 9:20am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Mildenhall, Newmarket
Road traffic collision in Moulton
A road traffic collision in Moulton involving two vehicles and three casualties.
Closed
Location: Moulton
12 December 2025
Time: 4:49pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket
Single vehicle RTC - Police requested fire service
A car has overturned, coming to rest on its roof. Two persons reported trapped.
Closed
Location: Coram Street, Hadleigh (Junction with A1071)
11 December 2025
Time: 12:47pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Hadleigh, Ipswich East
Occupant rescued from house fire in Ipswich.
A bedroom fire in a house on Robeck Road, Ipswich leads to multi-agency response.
Closed
Location: Robeck Road, Ipswich
10 December 2025
Time: 1:12pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Felixstowe
Commercial building fire in Glemsford
A single storey tyre workshop measuring 12m x 15m caught fire in the early hours of this morning.
Closed
Location: Egremont Street, Glemsford
09 December 2025
Time: 12:49am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Sudbury, Long Melford, Clare, Bury St Edmunds