Update - ACT electricity supply

The ACT's electricity supply situation has improved from last night. Electricity demand has significantly eased with the cooler weather and there is now considerable...

Update - Structure Fire - McKellar

ACT Fire & Rescue have extinguished the structure fire on Dumas Street, McKellar. Dumas Street has been reopened.

ACT Fire & Rescue respond to AFAs

The thick smoke across Canberra has been setting off Automatic Fire Alarms (AFAs) over the last few weeks. ACT Fire & Rescue were kept busy last night responding to...

Structure Fire - McKellar

ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at a structure fire on Dumas Street, McKellar. Firefighters are working to extinguish the fire. Dumas Street is closed and the...

Smoke Update

Heavy smoke remains settled across the ACT this morning and is expected to stay with us for the coming days. The orange light that can be seen across the Territory is...

Smoke Update

Heavy smoke remains settled across the ACT this morning and is expected to stay with us for the coming days. The orange light that can be seen across the Territory is...

Grass Fires

Firefighters have been called to two small grass fires tonight - one on Kent Street in Deakin, the other near the Woden Cemetery. Both fires were extinguished quickly...

Total Fire Ban - 5 January 2020

ACT Emergency Services Commissioner Georgeina Whelan has declared a Total Fire Ban for the whole of the ACT under section 114 of the Emergencies Act 2004 for the...

SIG Footage 4th January 2020

Today, Firebird 100 with infered capabilities and ACT Policing drones have been our eyes in the sky. This footage captured by Firebird 100 shows the spot fires 4km from...

Update - State of Alert for the ACT

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) advises the community that there are spot fires approximately 4km from the southern ACT border near the remote area of the...