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Firefighters from ACT Fire & Rescue have located the source of the reported gas leak.
It was not a gas leak, but infact a Durian fruit. The fruit gives off a very...
ACT Fire & Rescue crews are on scene at Dickson Shops investigating reports of a gas leak.
Firefighters are working to locate the source of the leak.
No exclusion...
ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) have concluded operations on Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra City.
An electrical fault with an air conditioning unit was found...
ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) are responding to a fire alarm on Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra City. The building has been evacuated while firefighters...
Traditionally, the start date for the bushfire season in the ACT is 1 October. With the rainfall we have seen over the winter months, and above average predicted...
The ACT Emergency Services Agency has formally signed an agreement with Rosenbauer to take delivery of Australia’s first Plug-In Hybrid Electric Fire Truck in the first...
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the ACT for damaging winds and large hailstones over the next several hours.
These thunderstorms...
The ACT has received more than 70mm of rain since 9 AM Wednesday and our ACT State Emergency Service volunteers have received more than 35 requests for assistance....