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Total Fire Ban - Tuesday, 10 December 2019

ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Georgeina Whelan has declared a Total Fire Ban for the whole of the ACT under Section 114 of the Emergencies Act 2004 for the...

Smoke in the ACT - Update

Easterly winds continue to carry smoke from bushfires in NSW into the ACT region, and it is expected to continue for the remainder of the weekend. There are currently no...

Smoke in the ACT

Heavy smoke from bushfires burning in NSW is currently impacting the ACT. A change in wind direction has caused the smoke to blow across the region. There are currently...

Motor Vehicle Incident - Symonston

ACT Ambulance Service, ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Police are currently at the scene of a single vehicle incident on the Monaro Highway, between the Hindmarsh Drive...

Total Fire Ban - Thursday, 5 December 2019

ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Georgeina Whelan has declared a Total Fire Ban for the whole of the ACT under Section 114 of the Emergencies Act 2004 from...

Structure fire - Kambah

ACT Fire & Rescue have extinguished a switchboard on fire at the Kambah Fire Station on Sulwood Drive. Firefighters contained the fire to the switchboard and are...

GRASS FIRE - Deakin

Crews from ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Parks & Conservation Service attended a grass fire this afternoon near Denison Street and Beale Crescent, Deakin. The fire...

ACT Rural Fire Service Crews Assist NSW

Last night additional ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) crews were deployed, as we continue to assist with the Palarang fire, just outside of Braidwood. Thank you to the...

Motor Vehicle Incident - Glenloch Interchange

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) and ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) are currently on scene at a single vehicle incident on the Tuggeranong Parkway at the Glenloch...