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Motor Vehicle Accident - Downer

ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) and ACT Fire & Rescue have attended a six car motor vehicle accident on the southbound lane of the Federal highway near Flemington...

Smell of smoke - Belconnen

At approximately 10:45am ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) responded to the smell of smoke at a unit complex on Solly Place, Belconnen. Nearby residents were evacuated...

ACT Fire & Rescue Vertical Training

Around 50 ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) staff have been taking part in vertical training refresher courses over the last few weeks. This advanced training allows...

ACTF&R CDP Graduation

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) staff gained valuable experience at a live fire burn in Downer recently. This training opportunity allowed ACTF&R personnel...

Unit fire at ANU

Firefighters have extinguished an oven fire in a unit at the Australian National University. ACT Fire & Rescue was called to the incident just after 6pm following an...

Queen's Birthday Honours 2019

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) is proud to have had four personnel formally recognised at the Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours. ESA thanks all staff and...

Car crash - William Hovell Drive

Three people have been taken to hospital following a crash involving three cars on William Hovell Drive near Coppins Crossing Road. ACT Ambulance Service paramedics...

House fire - Dunlop

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a house fire on Jeff Snell Crescent in Dunlop. Damage to the property was contained to the kitchen. Unattended cooking left on a...

New Website for the Agency

Welcome to the new ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) website (Yes, the one you are on right now!) The ESA is the single point of truth for emergency information...

Pre-Budget Announcement

The ACT Government will deliver more firefighters, emergency services vehicles and stations to keep Canberra safe as our city grows. We are recruiting more ACT Fire...