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A major fire broke out at the Center Parcs holiday resort in Elveden, Suffolk on Thursday. About 3,500 holidaymakers and 400 staff were forced to leave the complex. About 150 firefighters tackled the flames.

What Happend?
MP25. MAJOR EMERGENCY PLAN IN OPERATION
CENTERPARCS HOLIDAY VILLAGE, ELVEDEN
(Acknowledgements to Mike Sudds and Fire Control Officer Rebecca Bush)
10:21 Reports of Fire in Roof, CenterParcs Holiday Village Elveden Forest
PDA WrL Brandon, WrL Thetford 4, Thetford 5 (Norfolk), TL Bury, Bury 01 WrL(Support Pump)
Standby: NFK East Harling to Thetford
10:28 Thetford 7/4 (1st away R/WtL) in attendance.
10:30 Assistance message Thetford 7/4 from Sub Officer Kirby, MP8 Aerial required.
Bury WrT, Haverhill WtL, Haverhill OSU, Newmarket WtL, Bury FCV, East Harling WrT NFS (from standby), Bury PRT, Mildenhall WtL, Ixworth WtL
10:33 Elmswell WtL to standby @ Bury St Eds.
10:35 Watton WrT NFS to standby @ Thetford
10:37 Assistance message from Stn off Hawes MP12 Aerials 2.
Elmswell WtL from Bury, Newmarket WrT, Methwold WrT NFS.
10:39 DCFO Seager proceeding to Elvedon.
10:40 Attleborough WrT NFS to standby Thetford
10:45 Call to House Fire, Weeting, Methwold, Normal attendance Brandon and Methwold, both are at Elvedon, NFS dispatches Swaffham WtL, Downham Mkt. WtL. Inf. mess at 11.16 one bungalow 10m x 15m well alight, request OSU (OSU Fakenham). 11.52 stop message appliances delayed 30 mins.
10:47 Hingham WrT NFS to standby @ Watton, Soham WtL/R CFRS to standby @ Newmarket. TL CFRS Cambridge to Elvedon, TL Dogsthorpe Peterborough CFRS to standby @ Huntingdon.
10:48 Stowmarket and Long Melford WtL.Dereham WtL NFS to standby @ Swaffham, Reepham NFS to Standby @ Dereham
10:50 call to AFA Air Products Barnham, Thetfords ground. Norfolk dispatch Diss WtL and Diss WrT as nearest
available appliances. 11:38 Stop message false alarm dust from workman in FA system.
10:50 Harleston WtL NFS to standby Diss
10:59 Informative Message from ADO Cole
Severe fire in main kitchens, restaurants and main plaza 1TL, 4Jets Oscar offensive mode.
11:03 Wymondham WtL NFS to standby Attleborough
11:16 Kings Lynn WrT NFS to standby Methwold.
11:37 Bury FCV now control point @ incident - Assistance message from ACFO Seager MP20.
Eye WtL, Diss WrT & WtL NFS (from Incident nr Thetford), Watton WrT NFS from Thetford, Stowmarket WtL & Long Melford WtL both from Bury, Soham R/WtL CFRS from Newmarket, Needham Mkt. WrT.
11:41 Princes St WtL to standby @ Bury St Eds. (29 Miles).
11:42 Burwell WtL CFRS to standby @ Newmarket, Hingham WrT redirected to standby @ Thetford
11:44 Hethersett WtL and WrC NFS, Attleborough WrT from Thetford, all to Elvedon.
Debenham WtL and Sudbury WtL to standby @ Bury St Eds.
11:55 Informative Message: from DO Fuller
Fire partially surrounded, 2nd aerial being set up, DCFO conducting aerial recon, Oscar mode
12:15 CFO in attendance. From ADO Cole 5 relief crews for 14:30 Hrs
12:28 Hadleigh WtL to Standby @ Stowmarket
12:39 Informative message from CFO Alcock
A complex of integrated buildings, 250m x 250m part single part 2 storeys, used as swimming pool, restaurants, sports hall and admin, Approx. 60% well alight, efforts being made to stop fire spread to adjacent central complex 12 jets, 4BA, using adjacent lake for water, Oscar mode.
12:45 Assistance message from ADO Cole a further 3 pumps required.
Sudbury WtL from Bury, Burwell WtL CFRS from Newmarket, Princes St WtL from Bury.
12:52 Ely 2nd WtL/R CFRS to standby @ Newmarket
13:03 Assistance message from CFO Alcock MP25
Debenham WtL from Bury St Eds. Hingham WrT NFS from Thetford.
13:04 from CFO Alcock 6 relief crews required in 30 mins
13:07 Haverhill WrT to standby @ Bury St Eds. Swaffham WtL to standby @ Thetford from Methwold incident.
13:12 Halstead RP ECFRS to standby @ Sudbury, Linton WrT CFRS to standby @ Haverhill
13:15 Colchester Rd WtL (1st away), Princes St WrT, Ely R/WtL CFRS from Newmarket all to Elvedon.
Wickhambrook WtL to standby @ Bury St Eds.
13:22 Norfolk Fire Service take a call to Manor Farm, Horsford, Norwich. Norwich city 2nd WtL. @13:39 MP3 @ 13:54 MP6 other machines from Norwich city WtL, Sprowston WtL, Aylsham WtL, Wroxham WtL, Lons Stratton WrT, also CU Wymondham. 1000 tonnes of straw and Tyres, well alight. This also warranted reliefs and led to increased operational pressure on the Norfolk Fire service.
13:25 Haverhill WrT, Wickhambrook WtL to Elvedon from Bury St Eds.
14:00 Informative message from CFO Alcock
Slow progress, still attempting to stop fire spread, 12 jets, 2 TL, 18 BA, transitional mode
14:03 5 more relief crews required in 30 mins
14:11 2nd WtL/R Ely from Newmarket to Elvedon
Swaffham Bulbeck (mustered from two crews by Lff Cooper) CFRS WtL/R to standby @ Newmarket, Downham Mkt. WtL NFS to standby @ Thetford from Methwold incident
14:12 Kings Lynn WrT NFS, Swaffham WtL NFS, March R/WtL CFRS all to Elvedon.
14:16 Loddon WrT NFS to standby @ Hethersett, Wymondham WtL NFS to standby @ Thetford
14:30 Clifton Road WtL to standby @ Bury St Eds. (51 miles) Loddon NFS to standby from Hethersett to Harleston
14:50 West Walton WrT NFS to standby @ Downham Market
14:51 Informative message from CFO Alcock
1 contractor suffering burns and smoke inhalation receiving treatment from paramedics, holiday centre evacuation underway under supervision of police.
15:38 1 van from Thetford, 1 van from Bury to transport cylinders for recharge as compressor on site cannot cope.
15:47 10 more relief crews required in next 60 mins, 2nd OSU required,food for 200.
15:48 Clifton Road WtL, Clare WtL, Colchester Road OSU, Halstead RP ECFRS from Sudbury, Wethersfield RP ECFRS, Normanshust WtL, Saxmundham WtL, Stradbroke WtL, Holbrook WtL, Southwold WtL, Halstead WtL ECFRS, Normanshurst WrT all to Elvedon.
16:15 Woodbridge WtL to standby @ Bury St Eds.
16:16 Downham Mkt. WtL NFS from standby Thetford, Ramsey WtL/R CFRS both to Elvedon.
Cromer WrT NFS to standby @ Hethersett.
17:49 Inf. mess relief’s required for Wholetime crews, inc. Cambs TL.
19:27 Sandringham WtL NFS to standby @ Thetford (37 miles) Fakenham WtL NFS to standby @ Swaffham
20:28 Inf. mess 2 further relief crews required, Haverhill WrT (new crew) and Woodbridge WtL from Bury St Eds.
20:52 Inf. mess 2 further relief crews required Newmarket WrT (new crew)
21:40 Inf. mess 2 further relief crews required Nayland WtL, Colchester Road 2nd WtL
23:01 Informative message from ACFO Hayden
pumps reduced to 9, aerials 1, officers to 4, transitional mode
23:20 Inf. mess four relief crews and aerial relief required at 23:45 Sudbury WrT, Halesworth WtL, Saffron Walden RP ECFRS, Aldeburgh WtL and HP Kings Lynn NFS.
5th April 2002
02:01 Inf. mess 2 relief crews required at 03:30 and at 05:00 Haverhill WtL, Wrentham WrT, Orford WtL, Framlingham WtL, Beccles WtL, Beccles FCV.
03:50 Inf. mess from DO Hodge HP being made up and available shortly
04:04 Inf. mess from DO Hodge, firefighting continuing, Oscar mode
07:01 Inf. mess from DO Hodge 2 relief’s for 08:00 and 2 at 09:30 and 2 relief officers for 08:30 Elmswell WtL, Mildenhall WtL, Newmarket WtL, Brandon WtL,
12:19 from ADO Taylor 2 pumps and 1 officer req'd at 13:45 Eye & Bury WtL’s
14:28 Stop from ADO Steggall, Details as informatives.
15:39 Inf. mess from ADO Steggall, 2 appliances working with 2 jets and 1 main jet, crews require relief at 18:00 WtL’s Long Melford & Stowmarket
Various crews in relief operations for the next 2 days from Bury, Haverhill, Mildenhall, Brandon, Newmarket, Princes St, Sudbury, Ixworth and Stradbroke.
9th April 2002
17:13 From ADO Taylor, Incident can now be closed, site handed over to centre parks staff. At the close this incident was timed at 5 days 6 hours and 52 minutes..



THANKS TO MIKE SUDDS FOR THIS INFOMATION


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