Pile burn at Kowen Forest

ACT Parks and Conservation will continue a pile burn at Kowen Forest tomorrow (weather permitting). There is approximately 50ha of piles remaining from the original burn...

Bruce retirement village fire extinguished

A small fire inside a retirement facility in Bruce has been quickly extinguished. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident at the Calvary Retirement Village on...

Smoke haze around Canberra

Residents, especially those in the west of Canberra, may notice a heavy smoke haze around the local region. This smoke is the result of prescribed hazard-reduction pile...

Update - Garage fire in Dunlop

The fire has now been extinguished. Quick work from ACT Fire & Rescue has ensured that damage was contained to the garage and did not extend into the house. At this...

Garage fire in Dunlop

ACT Fire & Rescue is working to extinguish a garage fire in Dunlop. Crews were alerted to the incident on Thornhill Crescent at 2.52am and responded with three fire...

Prescribed burn at Kowen Forest

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service is conducting a prescribed burn today at Kowen Forest. The burn will cover a number of piles of forest debris in three distinct...

Hazard reduction burn at Yarralumla

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) will conduct a hazard reduction burn, weather permitting, tomorrow at Yarralumla on behalf of the National Capital Authority. The...

Pizza oven fire extinguished in the city

Approximately 30 people have been evacuated from premises in the Melbourne Building following a restaurant pizza oven fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by the...