The information provided here gives a brief description of shouts received by the on call firefighters at North Lowestoft Fire Station in Lowestoft, Suffolk during 2017.
This page is updated as soon after a shout as possible via our online database.
You will also see that there are links to any entries made in our firefighters blog relating to a particular incident.
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incidents in 2017
| Date | Time of Call | Time of Return | Address | Incident | Initial Appliances | Description | Blog entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/08/2017 | 04:16 | 04:25 | Copper Beech Drive, Lowestoft | House fire, persons reported | S36P3, S16P3, S36R5 | False alarm. Crews returned to home stations. | |
| 20/08/2017 | 22:34 | 02:00 | Somerleyton | Fire in the open | S36P3 Additional appliances: S16P3 | Make pumps 2 for fire in the open. | |
| 16/08/2017 | 09:34 | 10:00 | Market Lane, Blundeston | Fire | S36P3, 2 x Norfolk Pumps | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 14/08/2017 | 12:47 | 12:58 | Mutford Road, Mutford | Grass fire | S36P3, S36R5 | North Lowestoft called in on standby. Controlled burning. | |
| 14/08/2017 | 10:32 | 10:50 | High Grove, Lowestoft | Co-responding | S36R5 | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 09/08/2017 | 13:48 | 14:30 | Townsend Way, Lowestoft | Smell of gas in house | S36P3, S16P3 | Crews investigating. National Grid in attendance. | |
| 06/08/2017 | 05:30 | 06:40 | Longfield Way, Lowestoft | Shed fire | S36P3 Additional appliances: S16P3 | Make pumps 2 for shed fire. Two large sheds well alight. 2 HRJ, TIC and small gear in use. | |
| 04/08/2017 | 08:47 | 09:53 | Bascule Bridge (A12 / A47), Lowestoft | Water rescue | S16P3, S36R8, S36T9, S36P3 | Three men in water rescued by Lifeboat. Multi-agency response with Police, Ambulance, RNLI Lifeboat, RNLI Lifeguard and Coastguard. | |
| 01/08/2017 | 07:09 | 10:10 | Rigbourne Hill, Beccles | House fire, persons reported | S15P3, S36P3, S36R5, Loddon | No details available. North Lowestoft called in on standby to cover town. | |
| 28/07/2017 | 23:15 | 23:50 | Tower Road, Lowestoft | RTC | S36R5, S36P3, S16P3 | Single vehicle RTC. Car into lamp post. Cutting gear used. One casualty left in care of Ambulance Service. | |
| 26/07/2017 | 22:15 | 23:30 | B1357, junction with Blundeston Road | RTC, person trapped | S36R5, S16P3, S36P3 | 2 vehicle RTC. | |
| 25/07/2017 | 15:45 | 16:00 | Bridge Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft | Fire in derelict building | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire. Buckets in use. | |
| 22/07/2017 | 00:01 | 00:30 | Wellington Esplanade, Lowestoft | Fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
| 20/07/2017 | 13:02 | 13:30 | Lansdowne Road, Lowestoft | Roof fire | S36R5, S16P3 | Toaster fire not roof fire... No action by Fire Service. | |
| 20/07/2017 | 12:22 | 13:01 | Winnipeg Road, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Oven left on in locked house. Access gained by firefighter through upstairs bathroom window. 2 BA used to ventilate. PPV used. | |
| 17/07/2017 | 10:03 | 10:25 | Arnold Street, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Fire in grill pan. One bucket of water. | |
| 16/07/2017 | 21:59 | 22:25 | Middleton Place, Lowestoft | Smell of smoke | S16P3, S36P3 | False alarm, good intent. Smoke from neighbours BBQ. | |
| 16/07/2017 | 16:12 | 17:45 | Pleasurewood Hills, Leisure Way, Lowestoft | Person trapped on rollercoaster | S36R5, S36P3, S06P3, Yarmouth ALP and pump | Male casualty rescued from rollercoaster. | |
| 10/07/2017 | 08:54 | 09:25 | High Street, Lowestoft | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in kitchen. | |
| 09/07/2017 | 16:51 | 18:30 | Jay Lane, Lound, Lowestoft | Fire - standing crop | S36P3, S16P3 and Yarmouth pumps | No details available | |
| 06/07/2017 | 11:09 | 11:15 | Market Place, Great Yarmouth | Building fire | GOR5, S16P3 | Not required, stood down before leaving Suffolk. | |
| 06/07/2017 | 10:15 | 11:09 | Kessingland Beach | HazMat | S36P3, S36R5, S09P5, S15P3, S15C9 | No details available. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 03/07/2017 | 15:53 | 17:40 | Slater's Pit, Walbersick Walk, Lowestoft | Water rescue | S36R8, S36P3, S16P3 | Search for female seen in large overgrown pond. SRT team deployed plus 4 firefighters in flood suits. Area searched by boat and on foot, no casualty found. Air Ambulance in attendance. | |
| 02/07/2017 | 02:18 | 02:55 | High Street, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in stairwell. 2 BA, 1 HRJ, PPV in use. | |
| 01/07/2017 | 12:10 | 13:55 | London Road, Pakefield, Lowestoft | RTC | S36R5, S36R3, S16P3 | Two vehicle RTC. Roof removed from one car and casualty removed. | |
| 26/06/2017 | 01:12 | 03:30 | Stanley Street, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 Additional appliances: S36R5, Gorleston pump | Made Persons Reported as booking mobile. Two people rescued by Fire Service. | |
| 21/06/2017 | 20:17 | 21:35 | Brook Marine yard, Lowestoft | Controlled burning | S36P3, S36R5 | Fire spreading towards other property. Water shuttle in use. | |
| 21/06/2017 | 07:32 | 07:55 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire, water baclpack in use. | |
| 19/06/2017 | 09:57 | 10:43 | Unknown | Unknown | North Lowestoft on standby. | ||
| 03/06/2017 | 12:42 | 14:10 | Holton, Halesworth | Chemical incident | *** | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 30/05/2017 | 11:04 | 11:20 | Cathcart Street, Lowestoft | Bin fire | S36R5 | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 18/05/2017 | 18:45 | 19:15 | Bond's Meadow, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S16P3 | Area searched, no fire found. | |
| 16/05/2017 | 15:55 | 16:30 | Lowlands Close, Kessingland | RTC, car into house | S36R5, S36P3, S16P3 | Car rolled into front of house. No action by Fire Service. | |
| 13/05/2017 | 13:29 | 15:15 | Southwold Common, Southwold | Fire in the open | S12P3, S36P3, S36R5, S13P3, S09W7 | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 11/05/2017 | 19:14 | 20:00 | Carlton Colville, Lowestoft | Fire | S36P3, S16P3, S36R5 | No details available. | |
| 11/05/2017 | 19:03 | 19:13 | Denmark Road | AFA | S16P3 | No details available. | |
| 11/05/2017 | 11:16 | 19:09 | Southwold Common, Southwold | Fire in the open | S16P3 | Relief crew. | |
| 10/05/2017 | 20:36 | 21:10 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | Fire | S36R5, S16P3 | Corrected address: Kendal Road, Lowestoft. No further details available. | |
| 08/05/2017 | 13:29 | 23:00 | Southwold Common, Southwold | Fire in the open | S16P3 | Relief crew. | |
| 08/05/2017 | 11:03 | 11:25 | Rosewood, Lowestoft | House fire, persons reported | S36P3, S36R5, S16P3 | False alarm. | |
| 08/05/2017 | 15:08 | 00:02 | York Road, Southwold | Fire in the open - make pumps 8 | S11P1, S13P3, S36P3, S36R5, S09R5, S30T9, S15P3, S15C9 | Large area of gorse and heath well alight. Water carrier and pumps used to resupply base pumps. For some strange reason Salvation Army Emergency Response Vehicle to feed firefighters was declined. | |
| 07/05/2017 | 14:29 | 15:08 | Standby at North Lowestoft | Fire in the open in Southwold | * | North Lowestoft on standby for a MP6 plus Unimog and water carrier near Southwold Golf Club. | |
| 24/04/2017 | 18:31 | 18:45 | Hollingsworth Road, Lowestoft | Fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
| 23/04/2017 | 01:24 | 02:20 | Marsh Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft | Boat fire | S36P3, S16P3, S36R8 | Water rescue stood down and S36R5 mobilised instead. 2 HRJ used to fight fire on a 6m boat. North Lowestoft on standby covering town. | |
| 20/04/2017 | 04:30 | 05:28 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | Chemical incident | S36P3 Additional appliances: S36R5, S10P1, S09P5, S04P3, S04X1, S02P3, S02C9 | Chemical leak. 4 BA plus onsite specialists wearing BA. 1 HRJ. Leak isolated. North Lowestoft on standby to cover Lowestoft. | |
| 16/04/2017 | 10:15 | 10:58 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3, S36T9 | Hotspots from previous incidents. | |
| 15/04/2017 | 19:43 | 20:02 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in undergrowth. 1 HRJ in use. | |
| 14/04/2017 | 22:56 | 23:23 | The Ravine, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in kitchen. Out on arrival. Inspection only. | |
| 14/04/2017 | 18:09 | 20:15 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3 Additional appliances: S16P3, S36R5, S36T9 | Approx. 200m2 of undergrowth alight. 2 extended hosereels in use plus Unimog. | |
| 13/04/2017 | 13:08 | 14:01 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3 | Approx. 20m2 of gorse and undergrowth alight. 1 extended hose reel in use. | |
| 12/04/2017 | 19:08 | 19:40 | Southwold | Hazardous materials incident | S36P3, S36R5 | Lowestoft South appliances mobilised, North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 11/04/2017 | 12:39 | 13:25 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in area of previous incident. Water backpacks in use. | |
| 07/04/2017 | 08:15 | 08:22 | Commercial Road, Lowestoft | Smell of burning | S36P3, S16P3 | Inspection only. Returned to home station. | |
| 06/04/2017 | 18:57 | 19:10 | Stanley Street, Lowestoft | Fire in derelict building | S36P3, S16P3 | False alarm, good intent. Smoke from fish smokehouse. | |
| 04/04/2017 | 19:15 | 19:30 | North Quay Retail Park, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | False Alarm Equipment | |
| 30/03/2017 | 16:11 | 17:25 | A47 Northbound, near Lound | RTC | S16P3, S36R5, S36P3 Additional appliances: Yarmouth pump and rescue tender | One casualty trapped. Roof removed and extricated. S36P3 proceeded to house fire. | |
| 27/03/2017 | 05:51 | 06:10 | Peto Way, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | No details available. | |
| 25/03/2017 | 17:28 | 18:25 | Oulton Road, Lowestoft | RTC, person trapped | S16P3, S36R5, S36P3 | 3 vehicle RTC. Hydraulic cutting gear used to remove roof from one car. One casualty removed on long board. | |
| 22/03/2017 | 05:34 | 05:41 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | AFA | S36P3, S16P3 | Confirmed false alarm. Stood down. | |
| 16/03/2017 | 15:58 | 16:34 | Tom Crisp Way, Lowestoft | RTC | S36R5, S36P3, S16P3 | 2 vehicle RTC. Roof removed from one vehicle and casualty removed on long board. | |
| 12/03/2017 | 01:06 | 01:30 | The Venlaw, Lowestoft | AFA, smoke seen | S36P3 | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 09/03/2017 | 17:31 | 17:55 | Tonning Street, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire on cooker. Out on arrival. Inspection only. | |
| 28/02/2017 | 22:53 | 23:05 | Park Road, Lowestoft | Abandoned call | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in kitchen, out on arrival. Inspection only. | |
| 22/02/2017 | 09:44 | 10:08 | Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft | Kitchen fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
| 22/02/2017 | 03:20 | 09:15 | Low Road, Mettingham | Fire in derelict building | S36P3, S16P3 | Mobilised as relief crews for 0400. No other details available. | |
| 17/02/2017 | 23:21 | 23:45 | Hollingsworth Road, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | False alarm, good intent. | |
| 15/02/2017 | 19:57 | 01:30 | Kelsale Hall, Kelsale | Building fire, make pumps 12 | * Additional appliances: Make pumps 12 | Building fully involved in fire. 4 main jets, 3 HRJ in use. 2 ALP and water relay in use. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 14/02/2017 | 17:10 | 17:30 | Hollingsworth Road, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | False alarm, good intent. Alarm caused by cooking. | |
| 12/02/2017 | 12:10 | 12:35 | Raglan Street, Lowestoft | Gas in house | S16P3, S36P3 | Gas in house. Ambulance Service isolated gas before arrival of Fire Service. On casualty in care of Ambulance Service. | |
| 12/02/2017 | 01:56 | 03:15 | Spexhall Way, Lowestoft | House fire, persons reported | S36P3, S16P3, S36R5 | No details available. | |
| 11/02/2017 | 23:25 | 23:50 | Bridge Road, Oulton Broad | AFA, with smoke. | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
| 11/02/2017 | 15:50 | 16:30 | The Marina, Lowestoft | Fire | S36R5, S16P3 | Fire in back yard of shop. Believed to have been started deliberately. 2 BA, 1 HRJ. | |
| 10/02/2017 | 18:29 | 19:30 | Oulton Steet, Oulton, Lowestoft | RTC, person trapped | S16P3, S36R5, S36P3 | Single vehicle RTC. Car on side, driver trapped. Hydraulic cutting gear used to create roof flap. Casualty in care of Ambulance Service. | |
| 09/02/2017 | 17:29 | 17:55 | Walberswick Way, Lowestoft | Building fire, smoke in building | S16P3, S36P3 | False alarm, good intent. | |
| 09/02/2017 | 09:40 | 13:50 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 Additional appliances: S36R5, S11P1, S15P3, S15C9, Gorleston and Great Yarmouth pumps | Make pumps 6. Fire in vehicle workshop. One vehicle well alight. 8 BA, 2 main jets, 1 HRJ, TIC and PPV in use. | |
| 05/02/2017 | 16:26 | 16:52 | Hollingsworth Road, Lowestoft | Building fire, persons reported | S16P3, S36P3, S36R5 | Small fire in stairwell. Out on arrival. | |
| 29/01/2017 | 10:22 | 10:54 | Priory Road, Wrentham | RTC | S11P1, S36R5, S36P3 | 2 vehicle RTC. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 28/01/2017 | 19:48 | 20:30 | Harbour Road, Oulton Broad | Vehicle fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Van and trailer well alight. 2 BA, 2 HRJ in use. | |
| 24/01/2017 | 12:13 | 13:32 | Ashmans Road, Beccles | RTC | S36R5, S15P3, S36P3 | 2 vehicle RTC. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
| 23/01/2017 | 16:31 | 17:00 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | Roof fire | S36P3, S16P3, YAR5, YAR6 | False alarm, good intent. Small fire, out on arrival. No action by Fire Service. | |
| 19/01/2017 | 13:16 | 14:15 | Bridge Road, Oulton Broad | Chimney fire | S36R5, S16P3 | No details available. | |
| 19/01/2017 | 02:59 | 04:30 | Norwich Road, Lowestoft | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
| 18/01/2017 | 22:44 | 23:02 | Kent Road, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | False alarm, good intent. | |
| 15/01/2017 | 15:35 | 15:54 | Victoria Terrace, Marine Parade, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | False alarm, fumes from cooking. | |
| 13/01/2017 | 18:00 | 00:01 | North Lowestoft Fire Station | Standby - flooding | S16P3, S36R8 Additional appliances: S35P5, Hampshire WRU and CSU | North Lowestoft and water rescue from Lowestoft South on standby to provide cover for any flood related incidents. Joined by WRU and CSU from Hampshire. Newmarket on station to provide cover for fire calls. | View blog |
| 13/01/2017 | 08:00 | 12:00 | North Lowestoft Fire Station | Standby - flooding | S16P3, S36R8 | North Lowestoft and water rescue from Lowestoft South on standby to provide cover for any flood related incidents. | |
| 12/01/2017 | 17:55 | 18:15 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | Called in on standby then mobilised to AFA at 18:01. Confirmed false alarm. | |
| 11/01/2017 | 17:02 | 17:34 | Union Lane, Oulton | Smoke in building | S36P3, S16P3 | False alarm, malicious. | |
| 09/01/2017 | 19:19 | 19:50 | London Road South, Lowestoft | RTC | S36R5, S16P3, S36P3 | One casualty medically trapped. Tirfor winch used. | |
| 06/01/2017 | 23:10 | 01:00 | Pier Terrace, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 Additional appliances: S36R5, Yarmouth pump | Fire in first floor bedroom. Persons reported, make pumps 4. Main jet, HRJ, 4 BA. All persons accounted for. | |
| 06/01/2017 | 10:33 | 11:00 | Standby at North Lowestoft | Co-responding | S36P3, S36R5 | Both Lowestoft South pumps mobilised to separate co-responding incidents. North Lowestoft called in on standby | |
| 05/01/2017 | 06:10 | 06:22 | Market Lane, Blundeston | RTC, car in ditch | S36R5, S16P3, Gorleston 5 | Stop received en route. Returned to home station. | |
| 04/01/2017 | 17:29 | 18:02 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | RTC | S36R5, S16P3, S36P3 | Fire Service assisted Ambulance Service to transfer casualty to ambulance. | |
| 01/01/2017 | 00:04 | 01:30 | Links Road, Lowestoft | Water rescue | S16P3, S36R8, S36R5 | One casualty rescued by Fire Service and placed in care of Ambulance Service. Basket stretcher and lighting in use. Multi-agency response including Police. |