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Sewage treatment plant fire

Firefighters have extinguished a small fire this morning at the Lower Molonglo sewage treatment plant. ACT Fire & Rescue responded to the site with two fire pumpers,...

Single vehicle rollover in the Brindabellas

A couple has escaped serious injury this morning after their car rolled over in the Brindabellas. The incident occurred on Bribdabella Road at Piccadilly Circus around...

Update - O'Connor House Fire

The fire has been extinguished and firfighters will begin leaving the scene. The incident will shortly be handed to ACT Policing for further investigation. Correction:...

O'Connor house fire

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in an unoccupied house in O'Connor. The fire started in the bedroom before spreading to the rest of the house. There has...

ACTF&R deployment to Victoria

ACTF&R has deployed 10 personal to assist the Country Fire Authority at a major fire in a rubbish tip in Somerton, north of Melbourne. The resources deployed include...

ESA Commissioner urges caution tomorrow

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) has called on the Canberra community to take extra care tomorrow with elevated fire danger and wind damage conditions on the...

Structural fire in Braddon

A structural fire in the Northbourne flats in Braddon has caused severe damage to a second storey unit. Nine appliances, including four pumpers and the HAZMAT crew, are...

Cooking fire in Narrabundah

A man has sustained minor burns in a kitchen fire in Narrabundah. The ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue were alerted to a fire in Natambi Street at...

Update - Car and tractor crash at Giralang

A man, who was the driver of the car, has been freed from the wreckage by firefighters using the jaws of life. He's been stabilised on scene by paramedics and will be...