ACTRFS deployment to Queensland

ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) will deploy 34 personnel to assist the QLD Fire and Emergency Services (QLDFES) with major bushfires after an official request from the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS).

Update - electrical threat - Kambah

The electrical threat has been isolated. Summerland Circuit in Kambah has been reopened. Evoenergy are aware of third-party damage to powerlines and telecommunication lines.

Electrical threat - Kambah

A partial road closure is currently in place on Summerland Circuit, Kambah, following a road incident that brought powerlines down.

Electrical threat - Kambah

A partial road closure is currently in place on Summerland Circuit, Kambah, following a road incident that brought powerlines down.

Unit Fire - Napier Close Deakin

ACT Fire and Rescue were alerted to a fire in a multi-tenanted business complex on Napier Close, Deakin, at 7:41am this morning.

Vibe Hotel Fire - Canberra Airport

[media-alert type="image" id=29908][media-alert type="image" id=29909]More than 200 people have been evacuated from the Vibe Hotel at the Canberra Airport following a fire in the hotel's kitchen.

Strong Winds - Dust Haze

The haze currently visible across the ACT is caused by dust from inland Australia and can be expected to continue into the weekend.

House Fire - Banks

At 5:09pm the Communication Centre received a E000 phone call to a house fire in Peron Place, Banks.