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Update 11 - Fire at Pialligo

A southeasterly wind is pushing smoke from the fire across parts of Canberra's north this morning. It is expected that the wind will return to a northwesterly in a...

Hazard reduction burn tonight in Latham

ACT Rural Fire Service will be undertaking a small ecological burn at Neville place in Latham at Umbagong Park tonight, Wednesday 4 May 2016, weather permitting. The...

Update ten - Fire at Pialligo

Work to extinguish the fire within piles at Pialligo continues today. Firefighters have made significant progress in substantially reducing the size of the...

Hazard reduction burn in Coombs tomorrow

A hazard burn will be conducted in Coombs tomorrow, Thursday 5 May 2016, weather permitting. The burn will occur on the north side of the Molonglo River between the...

Update nine - Fire at Pialligo

Work to extinguish the fire within piles at Pialligo continues today. Firefighters have reduced the size of the piles with the help of heavy earthmoving equipment and...

Update eight - Fire at Pialligo

Work to extinguish fire within wood chip piles at Pialligo has continued today. Fire crews are wetting down the piles as heavy earthmoving equipment pulls them...

Update seven - Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters have now contained the fire to an area of three smaller wood chip mulch piles. Two ACT Fire & Rescue Compressed Air Foam (CAFS) tankers are being used...

Update six - Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters are continuing to maintain the fire within containment lines. ACT Fire & Rescue currently has four crews and a commander on scene with three units from...

Update five - Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters and contractors with heavy machinary today continue to work together on extinguished the large rubbish pile fire at Pialligo. The burning...

Hazard reduction burn today in Tharwa

The Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) will conduct a hazard reduction burn in Tharwa today weather permitting. The burn, just under eight hectares,...