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ACTSES activated by storm activity

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received 100 calls for assistance following recent storm activity in the ACT. The majority of jobs have involved fallen...

Grass fire extinguished - Torrens

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a grass fire in Torrens. Firefighters were alerted to the incident on Mawson and Athllon Drives at 3:51pm. The 10m x 10m fire was...

Air conditioner fire in Kambah

A Kambah house has filled with smoke this afternoon after an air conditioner caught on fire. ACT Fire & Rescue was called to the home in Finnerty Place at...

Update - Garbage truck fire

The garbage truck has now been escorted a short distance to its home base in Queanbeyan. The fire is contained within the confines of the steel framed garbage storage...

Garbage truck fire

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in the back of a garbage truck at Symonston. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident on Canberra Avenue at...

House fire in Richardson

Two people have escaped uninjured with their dog after a fire began in the kitchen of their Richardson home. ACT Fire & Rescue were called to Prichard Circuit at...

Update - ADVICE - Grass fire at Beard

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service has extinguished a grass fire at Beard. Fire crews are now mopping up the scene on the corner of...

ADVICE - Grass fire at Beard

ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Rural Fire Service are working to extinguish a Grass fire fire burning at Beard. The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has...

Single-vehicle crash - Black Mountain

ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Ambulance Service are currently attending a single-vehicle crash on Black Mountain Road. The lone, male occupant is trapped and, due to...