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.
Field fire spreads to residential property and caravan
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is providing support at a fire threatening a single storey property, caravan and adjoining garages (incident ref: 028869)
Ongoing
Location: Queen Street, Withersfield
12 August 2026
Time: 13:03
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Ixworth, Clare, Newmarket, Long Melford
Balcony fire in Ipswich
Crews attended a balcony fire at a residential property on Station Street, Ipswich. (Incident reference: 028932)
Closed
Location: Station street, Ipswich
12 August 2026
Time: 07:23pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Large fire in the open near Newmarket
Crews from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service are supporting Suffolk firefighters at a fire in Exning (incident ref: 028900)
Closed
Location: Plantation House, Snailwell Short Road, Exning
12 August 2026
Time: 3:06pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Ixworth, Newmarket, Mildenhall, Ipswich Princes Street
A14 reopened following single vehicle road traffic collision
Firefighters assisted the driver of a heavy goods vehicle out of the cab via the windscreen (Incident ref: 028582)
Closed
Location: A14 westbound between junctions 40 and 39
10 August 2026
Time: 3:25am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket
Grass and undergrowth fire
Crews attended a grass, tree and undergrowth fire on London road side of Chantry Park, Ipswich (Incident Reference: 028480)
Closed
Location: Hadleigh Road, Ipswich
09 August 2026
Time: 2:02 pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Car fire on A14 near Newmarket
Crews attended a car fire on A14 near Newmarket with support from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service colleagues (Incident Reference: 028398)
Closed
Location: A14, Newmarket
08 August 2026
Time: 06:22 pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Mildenhall
Tractor and Field Fire
Five crews attended a Tractor and Field Fire in Withersfield (Incident reference: 028202)
Closed
Location: Cabridge Road, Withersfield
06 August 2026
Time: 10:38am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Clare, Long Melford, Newmarket
House Fire
Crews from four fire stations attended a house fire in Haverhill (Incident reference: 028217)
Closed
Location: Connaught Road, Haverhill
06 August 2026
Time: 11:45am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Long Melford, Newmarket
Fire in garage and garden
Three crews attended to a fire in a garage and garden (incident reference: 028022)
Closed
Location: St Mary's Gardens, Creeting St Mary
04 August 2026
Time: 5:39am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Stowmarket, Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Building fire in Groton, near Boxford
Three crews attended a fire in an outbuilding measuring 8m x 4m (incident reference: 028094)
Closed
Location: Groton Street, Groton
04 August 2026
Time: 4:46pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Hadleigh, Nayland, Sudbury
Fire in loft
Five crews attended a loft fire in Colchester Road, Ipswich (incident reference 028070)
Closed
Location: Colchester Road, Ipswich
04 August 2026
Time: 1:41pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Fire in an outside storage area
Crews attended a fire in an outside storage area near the B&M Home Store. Local residents advised to keep doors and windows closed (incident reference: 027969)
Closed
Location: Warren Heath Retail Park, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich
03 August 2026
Time: 5:26pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East, Holbrook, Felixstowe, Hadleigh