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Small grass fire - Holt

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a small grass fire near Parkwood Road in Holt. The fire was caused by powerlines that had come had come down. The road has been...

ACT Fire & Rescue message - Hot water heaters

Fire fighters have extinguished two separate fires caused by hot water heaters in Canberra this weekend. ACT Fire & Rescue would like to advise the community that...

House fire - Weetangera

ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue responded to a house fire on Bambridge Street in Weetangera shortly after 4am this morning. Intensive...

Car crash - Dunlop

ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue responded to a car crash on Elyard Place in Dunlop at approximately 9pm. Intensive Care Paramedics treated one male...

Update - Fire at the National Gallery

Firefighters are cutting open the ducting to ensure the fire is fully extinguished. A build-up of saw dust from a machine caused the fire to start in a workshop at the...

Fire at the National Gallery

ACT Fire & Rescue are working to extinguish a fire at the National Gallery on Bowen Drive in Barton. Three pumpers, two commanders, the Breathing Apparatus Support...

House fire in Narrabundah

Firefighters have extinguished a house fire in Narrabundah. ACT Fire & Rescue was called to the incident just after 5:30pm. The fire started in the kitchen and...

Update - Grassfire near Oaks Estate

Crews have extinguished a grassfire near Oaks Estate. The fire was 7100 square metres in size. The cause is yet to be determined but is suspicious. The area will...

Grass fire near Oaks Estate

ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Fire & Rescue are working to extinguish a grass fire burning at between Pialligo Avenue and Oaks Estate Road. The Bushfire Alert and...

Update - House fire in Charnwood

ACT Fire & Rescue crews left the scene by 5am. Damage was extensive with a portion of the roof collapsing and significant smoking logging in each room. The fire was...