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While the risk of tsunamis is relatively low in the Canberra region, many residents visit the south coast where tsunamis are a potential hazard. That's why it's...
The 2021-22 bushfire season starts today, 1 November, a month later than usual.
Recent rainfall meant the ACT is expecting normal fire potential in grasslands, and...
The ACT Emergency Services Agency has announced the commencement of the 2021-22 bushfire season.
After the initial delay due to increased rainfall over the winter...
ACT Fire & Rescue firefighters are on scene at a single story structure fire on Pennefather Street, Higgins.
More than 20 firefighters have worked to contain the...
ACT Fire & Rescue firefighters are on scene at a single story structure fire on Pennefather Street, Higgins.
More than 20 firefighters have worked to contain the...
ACT Ambulance, ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Policing are in attendence at a motor vehicle incident on Hindmarsh Drive near the intersection of Eggleston Crescent,...
ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) firefighters are today undertaking a hazard reduction burn on Point Hut Road, Paddys River.
The burn will be undertaken from 1pm today...
ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance Service are on scene at a three-vehicle collision on the Monaro Highway southbound, near the Alexander Maconochie...
Earlier this afternoon, ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) crews responded to an animal rescue incident involving a nearby resident’s pet Macaw bird on Phillip Avenue,...