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 at West Meadows in Ipswich
Three pumps in attendance at a fire in the open at West Meadows in Ipswich (incident ref: 019751)
Closed
West Meadows, Ipswich
18 March 2026
05:03pm
Fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Needham Market
Fire at converted barn in Norton
Four pumps in attendance at a converted barn in Ashfield Road, Norton (incident ref: 019684)
Closed
Ashfield Road, Norton
17 March 2026
11:20am
Fire
Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Needham Market, Elmswell
Flat fire in Ipswich
Eight pumps in attendance at a block of flats in Yeoman Close in Ipswich (incident ref: 019542)
Closed
Yeoman Close, Ipswich
14 March 2026
01:52am
House fire
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Needham Market, Hadleigh, Bury St Edmunds
Road traffic collision on High St in Kessingland
Three crews supported Police at an incident involving one vehicle (incident ref: 019444)
Closed
High Street, Kessingland
11 March 2026
11:37pm
Road Traffic Collision
Wrentham, Lowestoft South
Garage fire in Stowmarket
Four crews attended a fire at a domestic garage on Swift Drive (incident ref: 019392)
Closed
Swift Drive, Stowmarket
10 March 2026
7:55pm
Fire
Elmswell, Needham Market, Ipswich Princes Street, Stowmarket
RTC involving two HGVs closes A14 in both directions.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to support Suffolk Police following a collision on the westbound carriageway of the A14 (incident ref: 019081)
Closed
A14 westbound between junctions 54 (Sproughton) and 53 (Whitehouse).
03 March 2026
7:37pm
Road Traffic Collision
Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Needham Market, Bury St Edmunds
Road Traffic Collision (RTC) in Leiston
Three crews responded to an RTC in St George's Avenue, Leiston (incident ref:18967)
Closed
St George's Avenue, Leiston
01 March 2026
11:10am
Road Traffic Collision
Orford, Aldeburgh, Leiston
Outbuilding fire in Layham
Neighbouring homes are being advised to keep doors and windows closed due to smoke
Closed
The Street, Layham
21 February 2026
09.53am
Fire
Building fire in Bures St Mary
Crews attended a barn fire, local residents advised to keep doors and windows shut due to low lying smoke. Traffic advised to avoid area. (Incident re: 018351)
Closed
Bures St Mary
13 February 2026
5:56am
Fire
Nayland, Sudbury, Leiston
RTC in Rendlesham
Crews mobilised to attend a single vehicle RTC in which one occupant was injured (Incident ref: 018292)
Closed
Rendlesham, Suffolk
11 February 2026
12:27pm
Road Traffic Collision
Orford, Saxmundham, Woodbridge
Vehicle fire in staff car park at residential care home
Staff and residents were evacuated as a precautionary measure (incident ref: 018252)
Closed
The Briars Residential Care Home, Hunts Hill, Glemsford
10 February 2026
9:51am
Vehicle fire
Clare, Long Melford
Crews attend fire in domestic property
Three crews were mobilised in the early hours of the morning following a call from the homeowner (incident ref: 018222).
Closed
8 Summer Road, Walsham Le Willows
09 February 2026
3:59am
House fire
Bury St Edmunds, Ixworth