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Special Delivery for ACT Schools!

Yesterday, the ACT Emergency Services Agency worked with ACT Education to facilitate the delivery of 360 laptop computers to primary schools so students can continue to...

2019-20 ACT Bushfire Season ends 31 March 2020

Following a challenging season of unprecedented conditions the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) will officially end the 2019-20 ACT bushfire season today, 31 March...

Smell of smoke - Griffith

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) are on scene at Franklin Street, Griffith following reports of a burning smell inside the vacant Capitol Cinema. Investigations...

ESA adapts to COVID-19

ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) is prepared to continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and has put measures in place to further protect first responders and the...

UPDATE: Apartment Fire - HOWIE COURT BELCONNEN

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R), ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) and ACT Policing attended an apartment fire at a four-story complex In Howie Court, Belconnen. The...

Apartment Fire - HOWIE COURT, BELCONNEN

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) and ACT Police are in attendance at a top floor apartment fire in Howie Court, Belconnen.  Firefighting operations are...

Update - Motor Vehicle Crash - Barton

BRISBANE AVENUE State Circle. All lanes have now been reopened. ACT Ambulance Service have treated and transported one person to hospital in a stable condition for...

Motor Vehicle Crash - Barton

BRISBANE AVENUE - State Circle. Two southbound lanes are closed on the State Circle due to a motor vehicle crash. Access to State Circle via Brisbane Avenue is...

Motor Vehicle Crash - Fyshwick

One westbound lane on Canberra Avenue, under the Monaro Highway Bridge has been closed due to a motor vehicle crash. ACT Fire & Rescue, ACT Ambulance Service and ACT...

Evacuation at the National Press Club - Update

ACT Fire & Rescue has deemed the National Press Club safe for patrons and staff to return. Firefighters found a fault in the lift caused smoke which prompted an...