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Campfire starts bushfire in Theodore

A bushfire close to the Monaro Highway near Theodore was extinguished this evening by ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Rural Fire Service. The size of the fire was...

Bushfire in Oaks Estate - Update

The fire has been contained. Firefighters remain on scene blacking out flames. Smoke will be visible in the area for some time.

Bushfire in Oaks Estate - ADVICE

ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Rural Fire Service is working to extinguish a bushfire burning at Oaks Estate. The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has...

House fire in Griffith

Firefighters have extinguished a fire tonight in a Griffith home. ACT Fire & Rescue was called to Lockyer Street shortly before 9pm. The fire started in a bedroom...

Hazard reduction burn - Oaks Estate

The ACT Rural Fire Service will undertake a hazard reduction burn from 9.30am today, 10 March 2018, at 130 Oaks Estate Road, Majura, to reduce fire fuel loads, protect...

Crash on Drakeford Drive

Two 16-year-olds have been transported to the Canberra Hospital with minor injuries following a crash at the Drakeford Drive and Athllon Drive intersection. The crash in...

Prescribed burns season commences

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service wishes to advise that, weather permitting, the autumn schedule of prescribed burns starts on Wednesday 7 March to reduce fire fuel...

ADVICE - Grass fire at Palmerston

ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Rural Fire Service are working to extinguish a grass fire burning at Gungaderra Grasslands Nature Reserve. The Bushfire Alert and...