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Smell of smoke at vacant Harman building

ACT Fire & Rescue are investigating a smell of smoke in a vacant building on Bonshaw Road, Harman. No sign of fire at this stage as crews continue investigations...

Power outage at childcare centre

ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at the Jenny Wren Childcare Centre, 18 Enderby Street, Mawson. Firefighters were called to the centre following a power failure. Due...

Update - Building evacuation in Phillip

Crews have completed a sweep of all three buildings. Staff have been allowed to return inside. No fire was found during investigations by ACT Fire &...

Update - Building evacuation at Phillip

More than 2500 people have been evacuated from Scarborough, Sirius and Aviation House. There is no sign of fire but crews are continuing investigations on all floors of...

Building evacuation at Phillip

ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at Phillip investigating reports of smoke within the basement of a building along Furzer Street. Staff have been evacuated from two...

Update - Grass fire at Paddys River

The grass fire at Paddy's River has been extinguished. Crews are conducting mopping up operations. The ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Fire & Rescue will shortly...

ADVICE - Grass fire at Paddys River

The ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Fire & Rescue are working to extinguish a grass fire burning at Paddys River. The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire...

Smoke haze across Canberra

Following yesterday's controlled burns some smoke remains visible across the ACT. ACT Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) crews are patrolling sites in O'Connor,...

Controlled burns across ACT continue

Controlled burns across Canberra will continue today, Tuesday, December 17, 2013, weather permitting. The ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) has...