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Gas leak - Kingston

ACT Fire & Rescue have closed part of Giles Street, Kingston, to isolate a gas leak in BWS. Firefighters will remain on scene until the area has been ventilated...

Update - balcony fire - Kingston

Investigations have determined the fire was caused by a cigarette butt disposed of in a pot plant. ACT Fire & Rescue urge residents to discard cigarette butts...

Balcony fire - Kingston

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a small balcony fire at an apartment building on East Lake Parade, Kingston. Firefighters responded to an Emergency Triple Zero...

Structure Fire - Fyshwick

[media-alert type="image" id=29475][media-alert type="image" id=29476]ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) have responded to a fire at a coffee roasters on Whyalla Street...

Unit fire - Holder

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) have attended a fire at a unit complex on Hyndes Crescent, Holder. The fire was caused by an electric blanket and was contained to the...

Pialligo Ave reopened

Pialligo Avenue has been reopened. ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue crews have departed the scene and remind road users to drive to conditions.

Pialligo Ave closed

Pialligo Avenue is closed in both directions between Sherger Avenue and Oaks Estate Road following a crash involving two vehicles. ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT...

Bushfire season starts tomorrow

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) urges Canberrans to be ready for the bushfire season which begins tomorrow, 1 September 2018. The Bureau of...