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.
Woman freed from car, Ipswich
A woman was freed from her car by firefighters following a two vehicle collision in Ipswich.
Closed
Location: Norwich Road, Ipswich
01 November 2025
Time: 10.39am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street
Thatch fire in Rickinghall
Multiple crews from Suffolk and Norfolk in attendance at a fire involving a thatched property
Closed
Location: The Street, Rickinghall
26 October 2025
Time: 11:57am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Ixworth, Haverhill, Stowmarket, Newmarket, Beccles, Holbrook, Long Melford, Orford, Lowestoft North, Halesworth, Aldeburgh, Framlingham, Bungay
Single vehicle road accident, Bredfield
A car ended up on its roof after leaving the road and narrowly missing a house, but the driver escaped with minor injuries.
Closed
Location: Caters Road, Bredfield
16 October 2025
Time: 2.18pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Woodbridge, Ipswich East, Aldeburgh
Person trapped in forklift at Felixstowe Docks
Firefighters from Felixstowe and Ipswich East used an aerial ladder platform to rescue a driver from a forklift that had tipped onto its front.
Closed
Location: Felixstowe Dock Service Area
15 October 2025
Time: 00:04
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Felixstowe, Ipswich East
Flat fire on Crown Street, Lowestoft
Firefighters were called to reports of a flat fire on Crown Street East, Lowestoft.
Closed
Location: Crown Street East, Lowestoft
11 October 2025
Time: 08:26am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Lowestoft North, Lowestoft South
Road traffic collision in Worlington
Firefighters were called to reports of a 2-vehicle road traffic collision on Mildenhall Road, Worlington.
Closed
Location: Mildenhall Road, Worlington
11 October 2025
Time: 11:05am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Brandon, Newmarket
Vehicle and property fire in Rendlesham
Firefighters were called to reports of a property fire in St Gregorys Close, involving a vehicle and an adjoining house.
Closed
Location: St Gregorys Close, Rendlesham
09 October 2025
Time: 7:19am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Woodbridge, Framlingham, Orford, Bury St Edmunds
Commercial property fire in Felixstowe
Crews were called to reports of a fire in commercial property in Dooley Road, Felixstowe.
Closed
Location: Dooley Road, Felixstowe
08 October 2025
Time: 6:29pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Felixstowe, Ipswich East
Puppy rescue in Old Newton
Crews were alerted to a puppy, who had managed to get themselves stuck within a fence.
Closed
Location: Copperfield Way, Old Newton
05 October 2025
Time: 6:57pm
Incident type: Animal rescue
Attending stations: Stowmarket
Flat Fire in Holman Court, Ipswich
Crews were called to reports of smoke in a 3rd storey flat in Holman Court, Ipswich.
Closed
Location: Holman Court, Ipswich
04 October 2025
Time: 8:30pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street
Car fire in Bungay
Firefighters were called to reports of car on fire in Wainford Road, Bungay.
Closed
Location: Wainford Road, Bungay
04 October 2025
Time: 11:04pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Bungay, Beccles
Flat Fire in Pearson Road, Ipswich
Crews were called to reports of a fire in a 3rd storey flat on Pearson Road, Ipswich.
Closed
Location: Pearson Road, Ipswich
03 October 2025
Time: 9:51pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East