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 2018.
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.
127
incidents in 2018
Date | Time of Call | Time of Return | Address | Incident | Initial Appliances | Description | Blog entry |
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29/12/2018 | 21:11 | 22:45 | Lowestoft Road, Gorleston | Building fire | 2 Norfolk pumps, S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in toilets of public house. | |
29/12/2018 | 09:33 | 10:15 | Church Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S16P3, S36P3 | Shed well alight. 1 hosereel. | |
24/12/2018 | 23:45 | 00:20 | Church Green, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
18/12/2018 | 14:25 | 14:50 | High Street, Lowestoft | RTC | S36P3, S16P3, S36R5 | Multiple vehicles involved. No serious injuries. | |
17/12/2018 | 19:24 | 20:10 | Princes Road, Lowestoft | House fire | S16P3, S36P3 | Small fire in kitchen. 2 BA. | |
11/12/2018 | 15:12 | 16:00 | Back Lane, Gisleham | RTC | S36R5, S36P3, S16P3 | One car on roof on carriageway. One female casualty medically trapped. | |
09/12/2018 | 16:45 | 17:30 | Rambouilet Close, Gorleston | Building fire, persons reported. | Gorleston pumps, S36P3, S16P3 | Stop received, returned to home Station. | |
02/12/2018 | 13:57 | 14:45 | Slug Lane, Somerleyton | RTC, persons trapped | S36R5, S16P3, Gorleston | Car in ditch, occupants unable to exit vehicle. Driver and passenger helped out of vehicle and across ditch. | |
30/11/2018 | 21:57 | 22:45 | Denmark Road, Lowestoft | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in kitchen. 2 BA, 1 HRJ. | |
30/11/2018 | 08:15 | 09:20 | Britten Centre, Gordon Road, Lowestoft | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Light fitting. 2 BA, 1 HRJ, TIC and PPV in use. | |
23/11/2018 | 12:10 | 14:40 | Pakefield Street, Lowestoft | Leaking gas cylinder | S36P3, S36R5 | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
17/11/2018 | 19:45 | 21:25 | Bridge Road, Oulton Broad | Building fire, persons reported | S36P3, S16P3 Additional appliances: S36R5 | Fire in derelict house. Made persons reported as we mobilised. 6 BA, 2 HRJ. All persons accounted for. | |
16/11/2018 | 21:28 | 21:50 | Marlborough Court, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | No details available. | |
05/11/2018 | 18:28 | 18:50 | Beresford Road, Lowestoft | Bin on fire | S16P3 | One wheelie bin on fire. Water backpack used. | |
04/11/2018 | 19:15 | 20:20 | Blundeston Prison, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S16P3 | Controlled burning. | |
03/11/2018 | 19:10 | 20:00 | Blundeston Prison, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S16P3 | Called by Police to bonfire in grounds of old prison. False alarm, good intent. Controlled burning. | |
31/10/2018 | 02:24 | 03:00 | Lowestoft Road, Gorleston. | Smell of burning | S36P3, S16P3 and 4 Norfolk pumps | Crews investigating. No further details available. | |
28/10/2018 | 19:28 | 19:55 | Gunton Church Lane, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | False alarm. No sign of fire. | |
19/10/2018 | 08:17 | 09:40 | Queen Elizabeth Drive, Beccles | RTC, persons trapped | S36R5, S15P3, S36P3 | North Lowestoft called in on standby to cover town. | |
17/10/2018 | 15:02 | 16:20 | Butley Drive, Lowestoft | Assist Ambulance | S36P3, S36R5 | No details available. | |
12/10/2018 | 01:44 | 02:25 | Marine Parade, Lowestoft | Building fire, smell of burning | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
10/10/2018 | 10:31 | 11:05 | Broadview Road, Oulton Broad | Skip fire | S16P3 | Small fire in skip. 1 HRJ. | |
09/10/2018 | 21:05 | 22:15 | A146 Beccles | Water rescue | S15P3 Additional appliances: S36R5, S36T9, S36R8 | No details available. North Lowestoft on standby. | |
18/09/2018 | 20:02 | 20:30 | Artillery Way, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S16P3 | Small fire. 1 HRJ. | |
18/09/2018 | 19:05 | 19:20 | Godfrey Court, Lowestoft | Locked out, cooker left on | S16P3 | Entry gained through first floor window. Cooker turned off by our new Ff on his first shout... | |
11/09/2018 | 18:15 | 18:40 | Dickens Close, Blundeston | Oven fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Out on arrival, inspection only. | |
07/09/2018 | 17:43 | 19:00 | Caldecott Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft | Assist persons from boat | S16P3, S36P3, S36R5, S36T9 | Large day cruiser stranded against shore with passengers aboard. 2 Suffolk Fire & Rescue boats launched to assist. Section of railings cut away to allow disembarkation with assistance from Fire Service and Coastguard. | |
06/09/2018 | 16:14 | 16:45 | Grove Road, Lowestoft | Assist Police | S16P3 | Police requesting assistance to gain access to roof. Stood down on arrival. | |
03/09/2018 | 11:26 | 12:55 | Hulver Street | RTC | S36R5, S36P3, S15P3, S11P2 | No details available. North Lowestoft called in on standby | |
01/09/2018 | 12:30 | 12:55 | Westbrook Avenue, Gorleston | Building fire | Gorleston, Yarmouth, S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
31/08/2018 | 13:19 | 15:55 | Coast Road, Corton | Field fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
30/08/2018 | 21:55 | 22:45 | Market Lane, Blundeston | Stack fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Stack of approx. 100 tons plus JCB well alight. | |
28/08/2018 | 11:00 | 12:10 | Victoria Road, Great Yarmouth | Flat fire, persons reported. | Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, S36P3, S16P3 | Make pumps 4 flat fire with persons reported. | |
23/08/2018 | 09:18 | 09:45 | Bevan Street West, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | False alarm, good intent. | |
21/08/2018 | 19:47 | 20:10 | Church Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S16P3 | Small fire. Buckets used. | |
18/08/2018 | 02:24 | 04:25 | Pontins, Hemsby, Norfolk | Building fire, make pumps 12 | Norfolk pumps and specials, S16P3, S36P3 | Derelict holiday camp, well alight. | |
15/08/2018 | 03:33 | 04:15 | Belvedere Road, Lowestoft. | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No sign of fire, crews investigating. | |
14/08/2018 | 08:51 | 10:15 | Mutford | Hazmat | S36P3, S36R5 | Chemical spill at private pool. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
13/08/2018 | 12:54 | 15:35 | Crown Street East, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S16P3 | Relief crew. | |
13/08/2018 | 03:30 | 08:10 | Crown Street East, Lowestoft | Flat fire - relief | S16P3 | Relief crew required. | |
12/08/2018 | 19:20 | 22:30 | Crown Street East, Lowestoft | Flat fire, persons reported. | S36P3, S16P3, S36R5 Additional appliances: S12P3, S15C9, Yarmouth and Gorleston pumps plus ALP | Fire in first floor flat. 2 HRJ, 1 main jet, TIC, small gear and PPV in use. 10 BA. All persons accounted for. | |
11/08/2018 | 13:30 | 13:50 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3, Yarmouth pump | No details available. | |
11/08/2018 | 10:56 | 12:00 | Corton, Lowestoft | Hazmat spill, persons reported | S36P3, S16P3, S36R5, S15P3, S15C9, S10P3, S04X3, S04P3, S02C9 | Gas released from mixing chemicals at swimming pool. | |
10/08/2018 | 08:15 | 09:20 | Edgerton Road, Lowestoft | RTC | S36R5, S36P3, S16P3 | Single vehicle RTC. One casualty medically trapped. Roof removed using hydraulic cutting equipment. | |
09/08/2018 | 06:45 | 07:35 | Hamilton Road, Lowestoft | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Fire on 1st floor. 2 HRJ and PPV in use. | |
08/08/2018 | 17:51 | 20:45 | Beach Road, Caister, Great Yarmouth | Fire in the open | Yarmouth and Gorleston pumps Additional appliances: S16P3, S36P3, S36T9 and other Norfolk pumps | Large fire in area close to Yarmouth Racecourse and Haven holiday park. Lowestoft pumps mobilised on make pumps 4. Incident went to MPU6 plus Unimog. | |
07/08/2018 | 15:25 | 16:25 | Hulver Road, Henstead | Fire in the open | S09W7, S36P3, S16P3 | Fire on scrubland close to domestic property. 2 HRJ and water backpack in use. | |
07/08/2018 | 12:47 | 15:02 | Decoy Farm, Flixton | Combine harvester on fire | S36P3, S16P3 Additional appliances: S36T9 | Combine harvester on fire. 2 HRJ and TIC in use. S16P3 used as water shuttle | |
06/08/2018 | 11:46 | 12:30 | Kessingland | Building fire | S36P3, S36R5 | No details available. | |
06/08/2018 | 06:54 | 07:10 | Normanston Drive, Lowestoft | RTC | S16P3, S36R5, S36P3 | 2 vehicle RTC, no persons trapped. | |
04/08/2018 | 20:40 | 21:20 | Somerleyton Hall, Somerleyton | AFA | S16P3 | False alarm. | |
03/08/2018 | 13:30 | 14:00 | Herivan Close, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in kitchen, out on arrival. | |
29/07/2018 | 12:50 | 13:35 | Colville Road, Lowestoft | RTC, person trapped | S36R5, S36P3, S16P3 | 2 vehicle RTC, both vehicles on all four wheels. One female meducalk6 trapped. Crews assisted Ambulance Service to extricate casualty. | |
29/07/2018 | 03:31 | 04:55 | Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth | Fire | Yarmouth pumps and ALP, S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire under pier. | |
28/07/2018 | 09:54 | 11:00 | A12, Corton | RTC | S16P3, S36R5, S36P3 | 2 vehicle RTC on roundabout. Female casualty medically trapped. Driver side doors and B post removed using hydraulic cutting equipment. | |
25/07/2018 | 16:51 | 17:20 | Unknown | Standby | * | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
23/07/2018 | 22:46 | 02:30 | North Quay Retail Park, Lowestoft | AFA and smoke seen | S16P3, S36P3 | No details available. | |
16/07/2018 | 13:07 | 14:30 | Hobland Road, Gorleston, Norfolk | Field fire | Yarmouth, Gorleston, Hethersett, S36P3, S16P3 | Field fire. | |
14/07/2018 | 10:32 | 12:30 | Covehithe | Field fire | S11P2, S12P3 Additional appliances: S15P3, S14P3, S36P3, S36R5, S16P3, Hethersett | Make Pumps 6 for field fire. North Lowestoft first called in on standby then mobilised on MPU6. | |
09/07/2018 | 07:56 | 09:30 | Bridge Road, Oulton Broad | RTC, persons trapped | S36R5, S16P3, S36P3 | One casualty released from vehicle using cutting equipment. | |
07/07/2018 | 21:54 | 23:04 | Hall Lane, Oulton | Fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
06/07/2018 | 11:03 | 12:40 | Corton Cliffs, Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
03/07/2018 | 23:24 | 23:54 | Kirkley Park Road, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | No details available. | |
01/07/2018 | 06:42 | 06:47 | Sandringham Road, Lowestoft | RTC | S36R5, S16P3, S36P3 | Single vehicle RTC. Fire Service not required. | |
29/06/2018 | 16:59 | 17:30 | London Road North, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire outside flat. Water backpack in use. | |
27/06/2018 | 03:17 | 04:30 | Colman's Dyke, Oulton Broad | Car in water | S16P3, S36T9, S36P3, S36R5 | Car half submerged at bottom of slipway. Water rescue team confirmed no one in car. Unimog used to winch car from water. | |
26/06/2018 | 02:41 | 03:20 | Love Road, Lowestoft | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
25/06/2018 | 09:06 | 10:15 | A12, Kessingland | Fire | S36P3, S36R5 | Approx. 10 tonnes of green waste alight. 2 HRJ in use. | |
23/06/2018 | 18:06 | 19:10 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3 | Area of undergrowth alight. 1 extended HRJ and beaters in use. | |
22/06/2018 | 14:04 | 14:30 | Bridge Road, Oulton Broad | Building fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire on external staircase. 1 HRJ in use. | |
21/06/2018 | 19:24 | 20:05 | Corton Cliffs, Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36R5, S16P3 | Small fire. Water backpacks and buckets in use. | |
21/06/2018 | 05:54 | 06:00 | Whapload Road, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | Confirmed false alarm. Returned to home station. | |
19/06/2018 | 23:20 | 23:58 | Love Road, Lowestoft | Smoke seen | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
17/06/2018 | 18:41 | 19:00 | Fir Lane, Lowestoft | Smoke seen | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
13/06/2018 | 18:16 | 18:35 | High Street, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | False alarm, fumes from cooking. | |
13/06/2018 | 18:05 | 18:16 | Beccles Road, Lowestoft | Person trapped, not RTC | S36R5, S36P3 | No details available. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
12/06/2018 | 07:45 | 08:10 | Bridge Road, Oulton Broad | Building fire | S36R5, S16P3 | Small fire outside. Water backpack in use. | |
12/06/2018 | 01:31 | 07:20 | Chediston Steet, Halesworth | Building fire, persons reported | S13P3, S14P3 Additional appliances: S02P3, S02C9, S09P5, S18P5, S08P3, S16P3, S11P2, S36P3, S01P3, S01A6, S10P1, S05P3, S12P3, Gorleston | Fire in flat above shop, spread to adjoining buildings. | |
11/06/2018 | 11:56 | 12:15 | Bloomsbury Close, Oulton | AFA | S16P3 | False alarm. Fumes from cooking. | |
11/06/2018 | 11:24 | 11:45 | A12, Kessingland | RTC, person trapped | S36P3, S36R5, S16P3 | One vehicle on side. Casualty released by Fire Service. | |
10/06/2018 | 22:12 | 23:45 | Wilde Street, Lowestoft | Rescue, person trapped in rocks | S36R5, S16P3, S36T9, Coastguard, Ambulance Service | One person trapped within sea defence rocks. Low tide enabled crews to extricate casualty with lines and basket stretcher. | |
10/06/2018 | 14:37 | 15:30 | Tennyson Road, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Fire in back garden. 1 HRJ. Road closed due to attitude of obnoxious driver! | |
05/06/2018 | 23:45 | 00:10 | Alma Street, Lowestoft | Motorbike fire | S36P3 Additional appliances: S16P3 | Bascule bridge closed so North Lowestoft also mobilised. | |
02/06/2018 | 08:08 | 08:40 | Coast Road, Hopton | RTC | S36R5, Gorleston pump, S16P3 | Vehicle made safe. | |
28/05/2018 | 17:19 | 17:55 | Carlton Colville | Fire | S36P3, S36R5 | Fire in commercial greenhouse. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
26/05/2018 | 09:56 | 10:20 | Blundeston | RTC | S36R5, S16P3, Gorleston | No details available. | |
24/05/2018 | 19:00 | 20:10 | A146, Barnby Bends | RTC, person trapped | S36R5, S16P3, S15P3 | Two vehicle RTC. Roof removed and casualty extricated on long board. Hydraulic cutting gear, recip saw in use. | |
18/05/2018 | 15:10 | 15:23 | Lavender Close, Lowestoft | House fire, persons reported | S36P3, S36R5 Additional appliances: S16P3 | Report of bed bound person in property making incident Persons Reported. Fire in tumble drier, out on arrival. | |
18/05/2018 | 12:57 | 13:20 | St. Peter's Street, Lowestoft | Gas leak | S36P3, S16P3 | Inspection only. Fault with boiler. Gas engineers called out. | |
15/05/2018 | 13:03 | 15:35 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3 Additional appliances: S36R5 | Fire on Gunton Cliffs. 3 HRJ in use. | |
15/05/2018 | 12:29 | 12:59 | Wollaston Road, Lowestoft | House fire | S16P3 | Came through as late call but homeowner had only just extinguished small fire on hob. Inspection only. | |
11/05/2018 | 12:29 | 16:45 | Ilketshall St.Andrew, Beccles | Farm fire | S14P3, S15P3 Additional appliances: S36P3, S36R5, S16P3, S12P3, Harleston, Gorleston, S02C9, S09W7 | Make pumps 6 for farm fire. Assistance message for MP8 as North Lowestoft mobilised. | |
04/05/2018 | 18:02 | 18:35 | Thurston Road, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Fire in ground floor flat. 2 BA, 1 HRJ. Incident made persons reported. One person led to safety. | |
02/05/2018 | 21:07 | 21:28 | High Street, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | False alarm, good intent. Fumes from cooking. | |
01/05/2018 | 15:57 | 16:59 | Gorleston Crematorium | Fire | Gorleston and Yarmouth pumps, S16P3, S36P3 | No action by Fire Service. | |
30/04/2018 | 07:43 | 08:57 | Denmark Road, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Fire in first floor bedroom. 2 BA, 1 HRJ, TIC and small gear in use. | |
29/04/2018 | 03:42 | 05:10 | Bourne Road, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Fire in bedroom of first floor flat. Bedroom well alight. 2 BA, 2 HRJ, TIC and PPV in use. | |
27/04/2018 | 18:45 | 19:10 | Wellington Esplanade | AFA | S36P3, S16P3, S36R5 | False alarm. | |
25/04/2018 | 09:49 | 10:10 | Unknown | Unknown | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | ||
24/04/2018 | 20:58 | 21:20 | Unknown | AFA | S16P3 | ||
07/04/2018 | 13:29 | 14:00 | Benacre | Aircraft incident | S15P3, S36P3, S36R5, S09W7, S02C9 | No details available. North Lowestoft called in on standby... | |
06/04/2018 | 14:45 | 15:45 | Boulevard, Oulton Broad | Boat fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Boat on fire. Moved alongside quay, 2 HRJ, 2 BA in use. | |
22/03/2018 | 08:32 | 08:42 | James Paget Hospital, Gorleston, Norfolk | Building fire | Yar 5, Gor 5, Yar 6, Gor 3, S36R5, S16P3 | No longer required. Returned to home station. | |
20/03/2018 | 20:59 | 21:25 | Kent Road, Lowestoft | Bin fire | S16P3 | No details available. | |
19/03/2018 | 00:50 | 01:20 | Denmark Road, Lowestoft | Medical | S16P3 | Assist Ambulance Service | |
11/03/2018 | 10:31 | 11:35 | Kessingland beach | Unidentified container washed up | S36P3, S36R5 | 2 BA using chemical gloves sealed leak and bagged container. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
03/03/2018 | 12:19 | 13:30 | Holly Farm, Mutford | Barn fire | S11P1, S16P3, S15P3 | One teleporter well alight. 1 HRJ, 1 main jet. | |
01/03/2018 | 22:25 | 23:00 | Snape Drive, Lowestoft | RTC | S36R5, S16P3, S36P3, S36T9 | Single vehicle RTC. One casualty treated by ambulance service. | |
18/02/2018 | 12:11 | 13:20 | Raglan Street, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Tumble drier fire. Access hampered by parked cars. Crews approached on foot till pumps could get closer. 2 BA, 1 HRJ, TIC in use. | |
18/02/2018 | 04:12 | 04:45 | Gun Lane, Lowestoft | Flat fire | S16P3, S36P3 | False alarm, good intent. Fumes from cooking. | |
16/02/2018 | 21:09 | 21:35 | Roman Road, Lowestoft | Bin fire | S16P3 | Bin fire, deliberate. 1 HRJ. | |
16/02/2018 | 18:16 | 18:35 | Melbourne Road, Lowestoft | Bin fire | S16P3 | S36P3 called to bin fire on Cambridge Road. Same incident as ours. | |
16/02/2018 | 17:10 | 17:35 | Dove Street, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | False alarm, good intent. | |
15/02/2018 | 21:58 | 22:15 | Beckham Road, Lowestoft | Bin fire | S16P3 | S36P3 in same area for other bin fires and arrived at this incident before North Lowestoft. | |
15/02/2018 | 13:56 | 14:15 | Southwold | RTC | S11P1, S13P3, S36R5, S36P3 | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
02/02/2018 | 20:40 | 21:15 | Reeve Street, Lowestoft | Shed fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Shed, well alight. 1 HRJ in use. | |
01/02/2018 | 17:37 | 18:10 | London Road, Pakefield | RTC | S36R5, S36P3, S16P3 | No casualties trapped, vehicles made safe. | |
30/01/2018 | 20:10 | 20:35 | Alexandra Road, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | False alarm. | |
28/01/2018 | 11:41 | 15:10 | Addison Road, Gorleston, Norfolk | Building fire, persons reported | Gorleston pump, Yarmouth pump and ALP, S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
18/01/2018 | 06:46 | 09:29 | Barsham, Beccles | Barn Fire | S15P3, S36P3 Additional appliances: S16P3, S36R5, S11P1, S09P5, S09W7, S15C9, N22P3, N25P1 | Make pumps 6 for barn fire. Water carrier and Command Support Vehicle mobilised. | |
13/01/2018 | 21:53 | 22:10 | A12, Kessingland | Car fire | S36P3, S36R5 | North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
11/01/2018 | 12:28 | 12:45 | Corton | Rescue from height | S36P3, S16P3, S31P3, S02C9 | Advanced Working at Height teams from Lowestoft South and Elmswell mobilised. Stop received en route, returned to home stations. | |
09/01/2018 | 18:38 | 18:57 | Edendale, Lowestoft | House fire | S36P3, S16P3 | No details available. | |
06/01/2018 | 11:46 | 12:15 | Corton Road, Lowestoft | Fire in the open | S36P3, S16P3fal | False alarm, good intent. | |
06/01/2018 | 00:40 | 01:40 | Worlingham | Person stuck in mud | S36P3, S36T9, S15P3, S02C9 | Man rescued from mud by Fire Service. CSV from Woodbridge mobilised with drone. North Lowestoft called in on standby. | |
02/01/2018 | 20:01 | 20:28 | Newcombe Road, Lowestoft | AFA | S16P3 | False alarm. | |
01/01/2018 | 13:32 | 13:55 | Normanston Drive, Lowestoft | Kitchen fire | S36P3, S16P3 | Small fire in kitchen, out on arrival. Inspection only. |