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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at a structure fire on Dumas Street, McKellar. Firefighters are working to extinguish the fire. Dumas Street is closed and the...

Heavy smoke remains settled across the ACT this morning and is expected to stay with us for the coming days. The orange light that can be seen across the Territory is...

Heavy smoke remains settled across the ACT this morning and is expected to stay with us for the coming days. The orange light that can be seen across the Territory is...

Firefighters have been called to two small grass fires tonight - one on Kent Street in Deakin, the other near the Woden Cemetery. Both fires were extinguished quickly...

ACT Emergency Services 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...