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Update – Hospital Hill, Namadgi National Park

Content: Our eyes in the sky, the Specialist Intelligence Gathering (SIG) helicopter, has been monitoring the fire near Hospital Hill, Namadgi National Park today. The...

Update - P2 Mask

We understand that many Canberrans are calling The Canberra Hospital and Walk-in-Centres seeking advice on where they can get P2/N95 masks. Work is continuing on how the...

ADVICE - Hospital Hill, Namadgi National Park

This is an ADVICE level bushfire warning. A bushfire has started. You need to keep up to date. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) advises that people in the...

P2 mask update

While our advice to the community remains that the best way to avoid exposure to the smoke is by staying indoors (with windows and doors closed) we understand that many...

Update - State of Alert for the ACT

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) advises the community that there has been little change on the NSW fireground, near the ACT border. The spot fires burning near...

Update - ACT electricity supply

The ACT's electricity supply situation has improved from last night. Electricity demand has significantly eased with the cooler weather and there is now considerable...

Update - Structure Fire - McKellar

ACT Fire & Rescue have extinguished the structure fire on Dumas Street, McKellar. Dumas Street has been reopened.

ACT Fire & Rescue respond to AFAs

The thick smoke across Canberra has been setting off Automatic Fire Alarms (AFAs) over the last few weeks. ACT Fire & Rescue were kept busy last night responding to...