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.
Vehicle fire leads to closure of A14 near Higham
Van well alight in a layby between junctions 41 and 42 on the eastbound carriageway (incident ref: 024114)
Closed
Location: A14 eastbound between junctions 42 and 41
18 June 2026
Time: 7:57pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket
Fire in the open in Rendlesham
Firefighters mobilised to attend fire close to field and forest area (incident ref: 024106)
Closed
Location: Between The Street and Hercules Road, Rendlesham (W3W: ///brew.cute.canny)
18 June 2026
Time: 5:50pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Orford, Leiston
Roof fire in Sudbury
Firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of a property on Woodhall Road in Sudbury. (Incident reference: 023862)
Closed
Location: Woodhall Road, Sudbury
13 June 2026
Time: 10:24pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Sudbury, Long Melford, Bury St Edmunds
House fire in Felixstowe
Firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of a bungalow in Upperfield Drive, Felixstowe. (Incident reference: 023737)
Closed
Location: Upperfield Drive, Felixstowe
10 June 2026
Time: 11:44am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Felixstowe
Crews are on scene at the River Stour to rescue a large cow
The animal is stuck in mud and reeds up to its head in Sudbury (incident reference: 023699)
Closed
Location: Off Middleton Road, Sudbury
09 June 2026
Time: 12:43pm
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Sudbury, Long Melford
Five-year-old horse rescued from Little Ouse in Brandon
Specialist water team and Norfolk Fire and Rescue involved in large animal rescue (Incident ref: 023485)
Closed
Location: The Maltings, Riverside Way, Brandon
04 June 2026
Time: 09:01am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Thetford, Brandon, Bury St Edmunds
Fire in metal recycling boat at West Bank Terminal
Crews worked with dock personnel to tackle a fire in forward hold of boat on quayside
Closed
Location: RO RO Ramp, West Bank Terminal, Wherstead Road
03 June 2026
Time: 3:13am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Holbrook, Woodbridge
Fire in two outbuildings on Dock Road, Felixstowe
Firefighters attended a fire involving two outbuildings with corrugated roofs on Dock Road in Felixstowe.
Closed
Location: Dock Road, Felixstowe
28 May 2026
Time: 1:05pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Felixstowe, Saxmundham, Ipswich East
Multiple shed and car fires in Bedfield
Fire crews are fighting fires in two outbuildings, alongside two vehicles that are also well alight.
Closed
Location: Long Green, Bedfield
27 May 2026
Time: 2:50pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Framlingham
Fire crews attend kitchen fire in Lavenham
Fire crews attended at a terraced bungalow in Spring Street, Lavenham following reports of a kitchen fire
Closed
Location: Spring Street, Lavenham
27 May 2026
Time: 1:32pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Long Melford, Sudbury
BBQ gas cylinder fire in Mildenhall
Firefighters attended a fire involving a BBQ gas cylinder at a home in Mildenhall.
Closed
Location: Mildenhall
24 May 2026
Time: 9:38am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Mildenhall, Newmarket
Chemical spill in Bury St Edmunds
Crews attended a chemical incident at a commercial premises on Western Way, Bury St Edmunds
Closed
Location: Bury St Edmunds
23 May 2026
Time: 3:14pm
Incident type: Hazardous materials
Attending stations: Stowmarket, Hadleigh, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall