The area has been made safe and firefighters have now left the scene.
No occupiable structures were damaged.
Springvale Drive has been reopened to the public.
A powerline has fallen down and caused a fire to break out in the backyard of a residence on Springvale Drive, Weetangera.
ACT Fire & Rescue crews are on scene.
All...
A strike team made up of 16 ACT Rural Fire Service volunteers and two ACT Ambulance Service paramedics have just left the ACT to assist the NSW Rural Fire Service...
Wind predictions show smoke entering Canberra from the south east at around 4 pm this afternoon.
Given fire activity in NSW and Total Fire Ban conditions we understand...
ACT Emergency Services Commissioner Georgeina Whelan has declared a Total Fire Ban for the whole of the ACT under Section 114 of the Emergencies Act 2004 for the...