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Mulch fire in Oaks Estate contained

ACT Fire & Rescue will patrol a small mulch fire burning at Oaks Estate overnight. Firefighters were alerted to the 30 metre x 30 metre fire on Station Street at...

Cinema fire prompts evacuation

An estimated 40 people were evacuated from a Canberra theatre tonight after a small fire. ACT Fire & Rescue responded to the Capitol Theatre in Manuka after being...

14 calls for help following wet and windy weather

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received a total of 14 calls for help since 4pm yesterday due to the wet and windy weather. ACTSES volunteers and ACT Fire...

ACTSES on standby due to Severe Weather Warning

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for the ACT for damaging winds and blizzard conditions. ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) volunteers are...

Two burns near Uriarra Crossing

The ACT Rural Fire Service is conducting two burns east of Uriarra Crossing today. Six units from Rivers and Molonglo are assisting a landholder burn 15 hectares at a...

Two men trapped in car after crash

The jaws of life have been used by ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) crews to free two men from a car on George Street in Oaks Estate. ACTF&R and the ACT Ambulance...