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Total Fire Ban - 3 and 4 January 2020

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...

Public Information: Service changes and support

Due to heavy smoke conditions currently impacting the ACT and the fire activity on the South Coast of NSW, there are a range of ACT Government service changes and...

State of Alert declared for ACT

A State of Alert has been declared for the ACT, with ACT Emergency Services Commissioner Georgeina Whelan as the Emergency Controller. The State of Alert is about...

Update - State of Alert for the ACT

Acting Chief Minister Yvette Berry, Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick Gentleman and ESA Commissioner Georgeina Whelan held a press conference at 3:30pm...

House Fire - Gilmore

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance Service were called to a house fire at approximately 11:00pm this evening in John Close, Gilmore. Firefighting operations are...

Total Fire Ban - Wednesday 1 January 2020

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...

UPDATE: House Fire - Duffy

The house fire at Cordeaux Street in Duffy has now been extinguished. Cordeaux Street has now been re-opened to traffic.

House fire - Duffy

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance Service are currently in attendance at a house fire in Cordeaux Street, Duffy. Firefighting operations are currently underway....