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Update - Bushfire at Bendora Dam

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) advises that the bushfire in the remote area of Namadgi National Park, on Bendora Road between Bulls Head picnic area and Bendora...

Update - Bushfire at Bendora Dam

This is an ADVICE level bushfire warning. A bushfire has started near Bendora Dam. If you are in this area, you need to keep up to date. The ACT Emergency Services...

ADVICE - Grassfire at Bendora Dam

This is an ADVICE level bushfire warning. A bushfire has started near Bendora Dam. If you are in this area, you need to keep up to date. The ACT Emergency Services...

Strong winds in the ACT

Strong winds have kept the ACT State Emergency Service and ACT Fire & Rescue busy this weekend. 23 requests for assistance have been received since 3:30 pm, Friday...

Dust Haze in the ACT

ACT Emergency Services Agency advises that the haze seen across Canberra is dust caused by wind, not smoke. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting dry conditions and...

House Fire - Ainslie

At approximately 2:15pm ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) and ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) responded to a house fire on Lister Crescent, Ainslie. When crews arrived, a...

Motor Vehicle Incident - Watson

At approximately 3:15pm, ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance Service responded to a car which crashed into a house on Phillip Avenue in Watson. Paramedics assessed...

Update - ACT Deployments

ACT Emergency Services Agency has deployed 12 Parks and Conservation Services personnel to assist in firefighting efforts on the North Coast of NSW. These personnel will...

Motor Vehicle Incident - Parkway

A car has collided with a pole on the Tuggeranong Parkway. Both Northbound lanes are closed between Sulwood Drive and Hindmarsh Drive. ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT...