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ACTSES receives 91 calls for help

ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received 91 requests for assistance resulting from high winds across the Canberra region today, with 44 jobs still underway....

High winds across the ACT

The haze currently visible across the ACT is dust. There are no active bushfires in the ACT. For information about staying safe during a dust storm, visit the ACT Health...

Apartment fire - Holder

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a fire in a third storey apartment on Hyndes Crescent in Holder. At approximately 7pm, firefighters responded to a report of...

HAZMAT incident - Civic - Update

Testing conducted by HAZMAT crews has found the substance to be benign. The scene has now been handed to Worksafe ACT. ACT Ambulance Service paramedics attended the...

HAZMAT incident - Civic

ACT Fire & Rescue has quarantined a data centre room within 51 Allara Street, Civic. At approximately 4:15pm, firefighters responded to the report of an unknown...

ACTSES receives 42 calls for help

ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) received 42 requests for assistance following storms across the Canberra region overnight, with one job still underway. The...

Dust haze - Update

ACT Health advises that air quality has deteriorated due to atmospheric dust. People who are sensitive to air pollution, such as those with heart or lung conditions,...

Two-vehicle crash - Lyons - Update

ACT Ambulance Service paramedics treated two patients on scene and have transported both patients to the Canberra Hospital in stable conditions. ACT Emergency Service...

Two-vehicle crash - Lyons

ACT Fire & Rescue is currently at the scene of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and Launceston Street, Lyons. Firefighters are...