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 Theberton
Crews were called to a single vehicle collision on Leiston Road, Theberton. Incident reference: 024690
Closed
Location: Theberton
28 June 2026
Time: 07:40
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Saxmundham, Leiston, Halesworth
Grassland fire in Lowestoft
Crews were called to a grassland fire off Harbour Road in Lowestoft. Incident reference: 024695
Closed
Location: Lowestoft
28 June 2026
Time: 12:56pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Lowestoft South, Wrentham
Road traffic collision in Felixstowe
Crews were called to a two vehicle collision in Cliff Road, Felixstowe. (Incident reference: 024661)
Closed
Location: Cliff Road, Felixstowe
27 June 2026
Time: 6:32pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Felixstowe
Forestry Fire in Elveden
Crews were called to reports of a forestry fire at Elveden, near Brandon. (Incident reference: 015462)
Closed
Location: Elveden
24 June 2026
Time: 11:52am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Thetford, Brandon, Newmarket
Building fire reported at Ipswich Primary School
Crews have been mobilised to a fire at Sidegate Primary School (Incident reference: 024421)
Closed
Location: Sidegate Primary, Sidegate Lane
24 June 2026
Time: 12:28
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Needham Market, Haverhill
Garden shed and fence on fire
Firefighters currently fighting a blaze in the garden shed which has spread to the fence
Closed
Location: Monarch Close, Haverhill
20 June 2026
Time: 1.38pm
Incident type: Other
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
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
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