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 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
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
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
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
Rescue from depth emergency
Crews from Ipswich East and Ixworth mobilised to a property in Stanton (incident reference: 022514)
Closed
Location: Wyken Road, Stanton
18 May 2026
Time: 11:05am
Incident type: Person rescue
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ixworth
Fire in Fornham Road, Bury St Edmunds
We received reports of a large plume of smoke from a shed fire in the rear gardens of properties on Fordham Road
Closed
Location: Fornham Road, Bury St Edmunds
15 May 2026
Time: 4:47pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Haverhill, Wickhambrook, Long Melford, Newmarket, Ixworth
Fire in Park Road, Haverhill
Multiple fire stations have crews in attendance at a significant building fire on a former school site, with the public asked to avoid the area
Closed
Location: Park Road, Haverhill
12 May 2026
Time: 8.20pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds, Orford, Woodbridge, Wickhambrook, Clare, Sudbury, Mildenhall, Newmarket
Outbuilding fire in Woolverstone Close
Four crews attend large fire involving multiple sheds and roofs in Pinewood, Ipswich
Closed
Location: Woolverstone Close, Pinewood, Ipswich
11 May 2026
Time: 9.11pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Framlingham, Ipswich East
Report of smoke inside Clopton Village Hall
Crews to investigate whether the building, which is being used as a polling station, is safe (incident ref: 021902).
Closed
Location: Clopton Village Hall, Clopton
07 May 2026
Time: 9:54am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Woodbridge
3-storey house on fire in Crown Street, Bury St Edmunds
Crews from multiple stations have been mobilised to attend (incident reference: 021905)
Closed
Location: Crown Street, Bury St Edmunds
07 May 2026
Time: 10:46am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Haverhill, Ixworth, Long Melford, Woodbridge
Horse stuck in swimming pool
Crews from both Suffolk and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Services mobilised (incident reference: 021867)
Closed
Location: The Old Stables, The Street, Wissett
06 May 2026
Time: 10:20am
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Wrentham, Lowestoft South