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Update - Unit Fire, Belconnen

Firefighters in breathing apparatus have rescued one female from a unit fire on Chandler Street, Belconnen. The fire has been extinguished and firefighters are...

Unit Fire - Belconnen

ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at a unit fire on Chandler Street, Belconnen. Chandler Street is closed and the community is asked to avoid the area. Update to...

Belconnen markets - reports of fire

Following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls this evening, ACT Fire & Rescue has investigated reports of a fire at the Belconnen Markets. Investigations found no...

Apartment fire - Macquarie

Unattended cooking left on a stove top has caused the evacuation of up to ten residents from an apartment building in Macquarie. ACT Fire & Rescue responded to the...

House Fire - Fadden Final Update

ACT Fire & Rescue have completed operations on Bugden Avenue, Fadden. The cause of fire has been determined to be not suspicious. The property has been handed back...

House Fire - Fadden Update

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) have extinguished the house fire on Bugden Avenue, Fadden. Firefighter will remain on site to conduct operations and monitor for any...

House Fire - Fadden

ACT Fire & Rescue are responding to a house fire on Bugden Avenue at the eastern intersection of Maughan Cresent in Fadden. Bugden Avenue is closed, please avoid the...

Car crash - Cotter Road Overpass

Following a car crash, one west-bound lane of the Cotter Road overpass above the Tuggeranong Parkway has been closed. ACT Fire & Rescue are onscene. The community...

Reminder - Visible smoke from prescribed burns

ESA reminds that residents, especially those in the south west of Canberra, may notice a smoke haze around the local region for a number of days. Prescribed burns...

Visible smoke from prescribed burns

Residents, especially those in the south west of Canberra, may notice a smoke haze around the local region for a number of days. Prescribed burns managed by ACT Parks...