Suffolk Fire And Rescue Service

Dont worry if you see blue lights at @AltonWater tonight Our #princesstreet green watch crews are training out on #flood boats with thanks to the management of the reservoir @alton_water

If you smoke, don’t let your cigarette start a fire in your home. Put it out – right out. Visit http://fal.cn/Ai3r for more advice to stay fire safe. #FireKills

Your landlord is responsible for making sure that there are smoke alarms on every level of your home, but it’s up to you to check the regularly! Visit http://fal.cn/Arj3 for more tips to stay fire safe. #FireKills

Most fires 🔥 start in the kitchen. Keep your family safe by;
• Never leaving cooking unattended ✔️
• Switch off oven or hob when you have finished cooking ✔️
... • Keep electrical leads, tea towels and cloths away from the oven or hob ✔️
Visit http://fal.cn/AVGL for more fire safety information. #FireKills
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‪Tonight colleagues presented former Watch Commander Simon Reeves with his commemorative retirement axe at #Lowestoft South Fire Station. Simon joined the Fire Service in 1990 and served with the London Fire Brigade and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service before serving over 13 years here in #Suffolk. Thank you for your dedicated service Simon and we wish you all the best for your future endeavours.

We are still fitting alarms in Suffolk which tells us not everyone has one yet! 😞
A smoke alarm could help save your life if a fire starts in your home. Ask a friend or relative to help you check your alarms regularly if you are unable to do so. #TestItTuesday #FireKills

‪Our #BlueWatch crews from Princes Street fire station in #Ipswich are currently deployed for water rescue training at Alton Water. Don’t be alarmed if you see blue lights in the area for the next few hours. Thanks to Anglian Water - Love Every Drop for this opportunity #Suffolk #notjustfires ‬

Today Chief Fire Officer Mark Hardingham was joined by colleagues from across the Service to launch #Aspire4Fire at #Lowestoft South fire station. The group was set up to respond to staff survey feedback which helps develop the future of the Service. #oneteam #everyoneincluded

‪Don’t be alarmed if you see our crews working at Alton Water near #Holbrook tonight. Thanks to Anglian Water - Love Every Drop our crews have been given special access to the site after closing to develop their #WaterRescue & #Coxswain skills. This training proves invaluable for crews #Suffolk ‬

Smoking in bed can give you nightmares – don’t risk falling asleep with a cigarette! #FireKills
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Today saw the launch of our #Aspire4Fire values at our Lowestoft South fire station. The group was formed in response to staff surveys from personnel to influence and develop work programmes within the organisation. Aspire stands for #Achieve, #Support, #Pride, #Inspire, #Respect, and #Empower which are the behavioural values that the Service encourages.
The group is made up of a number of staff from various operational and non operational roles at various ranks and is oversean by staff from our Human Resources team. #everyoneincluded #oneteam #Suffolk

Keep your family safe from fire. Look out for things that can start a fire in your home and keep them away from children! For more fire safety information, visit http://fal.cn/AQQR #FireKills

We had an excellent SWIFT Network session yesterday. Thank you to Green Watch at Bury St Edmunds for attending and making a valuable contribution in the discussions.

Cigarettes cause more fatal fires 🔥 than anything else. Make sure you put it out, right out! #FireKills

Last chance! We would really appreciate just 5 minutes of your time, for you to share your thoughts on the work we do. But there’s only a couple of days left for this consultation, it closes on Sunday 7 April 🚒 Visit http://fal.cn/A2rr

You know what day it is #TestItTuesday… #PressToTest your alarms now!
You’re more than seven times more likely to die in a fire in your home if there are no working smoke alarms! #FireKills

Students, are your smoke alarms working in your accommodation? 🤔 Remember, never overload your plug sockets! #FireKills

It only takes one accident to start a fire 🔥 Are you sure your smoke alarms are working? 🤔 #FireKills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W13uGoe76 S8

Well done guys on a straight forward job to put a car fully alight out in no time.

Stay safe & come back safe.

We have needed you lads twice this week on Aldeburgh high street please don't make cut backs to a essential service you provide!!!!!

They were very awesome , they helped me install my sons car seat correctly and let my son see inside the fire truck , he was so excited . They also gave me tips on car seats. They were all very nice especially Tracey . #FireStationNumber 8❤️

These guys did a fantastic job in bringing the huge field fire under control in Hengrave today! Given the wind direction & ferocity it could have easily spread into the heart of this small village. Thank you!

Thank you, on behalf of my mum & sister who live on long road, for putting out the fire at the garages and preventing it spreading to houses. You done an amazing job and you are worth every penny and more that you get. Once again, it is much appreciated from my family!

Thank you so much to the fantastic crew that visited Exning Primary School today following our Great Fire of London topic. The children loved it and the chance to say thank you for rescuing our school from complete damage was great!

Thank you so much long Melford fire for coming out to help put the fire out which was caused by a log burner not being fitted correctly! Me and Emma can't thank you enough!!!

Such a great team that came out to Geldeston today to pull our very cold and stressed horse Out of a Dyke, thanks to you all she is now happily munching hay in her stable.

Pay these guys more money. What they do is simply amazing.

Massive thank you to the Sudbury crew who rescued my 3mth old out of our locked car yesterday afternoon. They were so quick, calm and kind. Thank you so much.

Many thanks to the crew that attended this afternoon around 2pm to a deer that had become trapped in some metal fencing on Kirkby rise lowestoft ..very quickly freed the scared deer ..can’t thank them enough.

It was a scary evening on my way home to find a fire starting up with thick black smoke. My first thought was to call out if anyone was in and then call fire brigade and then the mobile on the building sign. The fire crew came so quickly they were amazing I wanted to know that it would be stopped and then the owner who I had spoke to arrived and he unlocked the building which was a garage. It could have easily been a seriously dangerous situation for the fire crew but they just got on with it. It makes me cry at how scary it was. They managed to get into the building and put the fire out. No one was harmed.



For goodness sakes put fires out don't rely on someone to do it for you. Many folk said they saw the smoke and thought it was a BBQ it so easily could have been much much worse. The fire crew were amazing. The head fireman told the owner off and said I did the right thing.



I'm so grateful to the fire brigade they were totally professional and quick. Thank you for the service it saves many lives. It could have been far worse there were cars driving by, trees around the area, a hotel nearby and cars inside the garage that could have blown up and exploded.



Please don't take shortcuts. Fire � is a hazard.

I would like to thank You all so much for a quick response in tackling the fire in Wattisfield on Tuesday afternoon. It was a scary moment watching the fire, flames and huge clouds of smoke forming in the air. Harvest started and suddenly I was watching the fields and couldn't believe my eyes as a huge cloud of smoke formed into the sky. I was so relieved to hear the fire engines arrive. Bless You all for your hard work in the intense hot day👏👏🙏🏅🚒

I was part of this Service from 1971 until 1996, the last 13 years of which I was Officer in Charge at Mildenhall in Suffolk, I enjoyed every minute of the Service working with a great bunch of Firefighters and helping the public in their hour of need. Keep it up Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service you are the best.

I have great admiration for the Fire Service. My husband served in Ipswich from 1965 to 1986, having transferred from Middlesex Fire Service. He retired on medical grounds. He is now 83.

Amazing, we had a small electric fire up my stables and the fire service were with us within 2 mins. Thank you so much!

Amazing response from the fire service who attended a harvest fire just now. Given how dry and breezy the conditions are today, they did a fabulous job and stopped a large fire that could have so easily spread! Thank you!!

Amazing men an women that work so hard to keep us all safe. Never had to use you all but have seen u all so many times. Thank you all so very very much!