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UPDATE - HOUSE FIRE - TORRENS

The house fire in Batchelor Street, Torrens has been extinguished. The townhouse has sustained extensive damage, but residents are able to return to neighbouring units....

HOUSE FIRE - TORRENS

ACT Ambulance (ACTAS), ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) and ACT Policing are currently on scene at a house fire in Batchelor Street Torrens, where a townhouse is fully...

Preparing for a Storm

Canberra, what's your plan in a storm? Now is the time to prepare your home for storm and flood. Proactive maintenance can prevent unnecessary visits by ACT State...

Rainfall and potential storms across the ACT

With our high-risk weather season and La Niña alert in full swing, we have seen a rather wet start to November and further rainfall is still to come for the ACT. There...

Update - Structure Fire - Kingston

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) crews have now completed firefighting operations at the structure fire on Burke Crescent, Kingston.   After evacuating...

Structure Fire - Kingston

Six ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) crews are in attendance of a structure fire on Burke Crescent between Kennedy Street and Leichhardt Street,...

2021-22 bushfire season begins 1 November 2021

The 2021-22 bushfire season starts today, 1 November, a month later than usual. Recent rainfall meant the ACT is expecting normal fire potential in grasslands, and...