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Structure Fire - Braddon

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) are on scene at an apartment fire on Lowanna Street, Braddon. Lowanna Street and Dooring Street are closed, and the community is...

Final update - Evacuation - Phillip

Following atmospheric monitoring, ACT Fire & Rescue has deemed air quality in the Ivy Apartments as safe following an electrical fire in a lift.  Residents can...

Update - Evacuation - Phillip

Firefighters have extinguished an electrical fire located in a lift on the 8th floor of the apartment building. ACT Fire & Rescue will now ventilate the building...

Evacuation - Phillip

Approximately 1,000 people have been evacuated from the Ivy Apartments on Irving Street in Phillip due to smoke logging on several floors of the building. ACT Fire...

Motor Vehicle Incident - Deakin

ACT Ambulance Service, ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Policing are currently on scene at a motor vehicle incident on Grose Street, Deakin. Grose Street is closed to...

Motor Vehicle Incident - Monash

ACT Ambulance (ACTAS), ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) and ACT Policing are currently on scene at  a motor vehicle incident on Ashley Drive in Monash. ACTAS are...

Community Protection Awards 2020

Everyday, emergency services personnel go above and beyond in their chosen roles to care and protect the Canberra community. The Community Protection Medal annually...

Canberra, are you storm ready?

Today (1 September 2020) marks the first official day of the 2020-21 storm season, as the ACT typically experiences an increase in severe weather events from September...

Are you a future ACT firefighter?

Applications for the next ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) recruitment round have officially opened today (31 August 2020) and intelligent, fit and community focussed...

Update - Structure Fire - Braddon

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) have completed ventilation at the hotel on Northbourne Avenue. ACTF&R have handed the building over to management, and staff are...