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Small kitchen fire in Charnwood

ACT Fire & Rescue have attended a small kitchen fire in Charnwood. Crews were alerted to the incident on Gannon Place just after 1:19pm. The small fire was due to a...

Update - Chemical leak in Fyshwick

Firefighters have identified the cause of the leak being a broken four litre container of an undiluted pool chemical. Crews are now decontaminating the site. Occupants...

Chemical leak in Fyshwick

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) and ACT Ambulance Service are currently on the scene of a chemical leak in Fyshwick. Crews were alerted to the incident on Whyalla...

Update - City building evacuated

Firefighters have cleared smoke from the affected area. The source of the smoke could not be located. People evacuated have left the area. ACT Fire & Rescue have...

City building evacuated

An office building in Civic has been evacuated following reports of smoke inside. ACT Fire & Rescue responded to the Australian Tax Office premises in Narellan...

Update - Building fire at Woden

The fire has been extinguished. Quick work by fire crews prevented it from spreading into the roof space. The fire was located in a former administration building at the...

Building fire at Woden

ACT Fire & Rescue are on the scene of a fire at the old Pitch and Putt in Woden. Fire crews started responding to the incident after being alerted just after 3...

Kitchen fire in Franklin

ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) have attended a kitchen fire at a property on Flemington Road in Franklin. Crews were alerted to the...

ACTSES responds to 195 calls for help

At midday today the ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) had received 195 calls for help from over the weekend and Monday morning. All six ACTSES volunteer units...

ACTSES responds to 182 calls for help

Up to midnight last night the ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) received 182 calls for help over the weekend. All six ACTSES volunteer units responded to jobs and...