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Bush/Grass Fire - FRASER

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service have fully extinguished a grass fire in the reserve adjoining Tillyard Drive in the Suburb Fraser. Units from both...

Bush/Grass fire - ADVICE

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service is currently responding to a grass fire burning at Tillyard Drive in the Suburb Fraser. The Bushfire Alert and Warning...

Evacuation at ANU preschool

85 children, parents and carers have evacuated from the ANU Preschool and Child Care Centre. At approximately 1:45pm, ACT Fire & Rescue arrived on scene to find a...

Hazard reduction burn - Stromlo Forest Park

Dependent on suitable weather conditions ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) will conduct a hazard reduction burn on Sunday, 11 November 2018. The burn is one hectare in...

Update - Pierces Creek Bush/Grass fire - ADVICE

The fire at Pierces Creek has been downgraded to 'patrol' status. This means ground crews will be patrolling the fire ground to detect and extinguish any smoldering...

Update - Pierces Creek Bush/Grass fire - ADVICE

The fire at Pierces Creek remains contained. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) advises the community that the alert level for this fire remains at ADVICE. Ground...

Building evacuation - Canberra City

More than 200 people have been evacuated from a building on Genge Street, Canberra City, following the activation of an Automatic Fire Alarm. ACT Fire & Rescue...

Update - Pierces Creek Bush/Grass fire - ADVICE

The fire at Pierces Creek remains contained at 204 hectares, 7km away from the nearest suburb (Kambah). The ACT Emergency Services Agency advises the community that the...