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Dog rescued from house fire

ACT Fire & Rescue has retrieved a dog from a burning home in Palmerston. Station Officer (SO) Jeff Sheetz discovered Cleo the dog after gaining...

House fire - Palmerston

Firefighters arrived on scene to find fire and smoke coming from the roof of the property. The fire has now been extinguished and the house has sustained major...

House fire - Palmerston

ACT Fire & Rescue is working to extinguish a house fire on Laptz Close, Palmerston. The street has been closed as a precaution and the public is advised to avoid the...

Hazard Reduction Burns - 28 April 2018

ACT Fire & Rescue, ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Parks and Conservation Service will conduct four hazard reduction burns in the ACT today, Saturday 28 April...

Prescribed burn - Black Mountain

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service wishes to advise that, subject to suitable weather and fuel moisture conditions, a prescribed burn will take place at Black...

Structure fire - Belconnen

ACT Fire & Rescue extinguished a structure fire on Lathlain Street in Belconnen at approximately 10:40pm. Four pumpers, the Bronto aerial appliance, two commanders...

Update - Unit fire, Bonython

Firefighters contained the fire to a bedroom where the blaze is believed to have started. Neighbouring units were unaffected and no injuries have been reported. ACT...

Unit fire - Bonython

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a fire in a two-story unit complex in Tenison-Woods Circuit, Bonython. Firefighters arrived on scene to find fire and smoke...

Two people rescued from fire - Belconnen

Firefighters have rescued two unconscious people from a fire burning on the top level of an apartment complex in Howie Court, Belconnen. Three pumpers, the Bronto...