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UPDATE: Apartment Fire - HOWIE COURT BELCONNEN

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R), ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) and ACT Policing attended an apartment fire at a four-story complex In Howie Court, Belconnen. The...

Apartment Fire - HOWIE COURT, BELCONNEN

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) and ACT Police are in attendance at a top floor apartment fire in Howie Court, Belconnen.  Firefighting operations are...

Update - Motor Vehicle Crash - Barton

BRISBANE AVENUE State Circle. All lanes have now been reopened. ACT Ambulance Service have treated and transported one person to hospital in a stable condition for...

Motor Vehicle Crash - Barton

BRISBANE AVENUE - State Circle. Two southbound lanes are closed on the State Circle due to a motor vehicle crash. Access to State Circle via Brisbane Avenue is...

Motor Vehicle Crash - Fyshwick

One westbound lane on Canberra Avenue, under the Monaro Highway Bridge has been closed due to a motor vehicle crash. ACT Fire & Rescue, ACT Ambulance Service and ACT...

Evacuation at the National Press Club - Update

ACT Fire & Rescue has deemed the National Press Club safe for patrons and staff to return. Firefighters found a fault in the lift caused smoke which prompted an...

Evacuation at the National Press Club

Approximately 100 people have evacuated from the National Press Club in Barton. ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene investigating. Update to follow. 

Beyond the Call of Duty

Earlier this month, a woman was being transported from Canberra Hospital to Claire Holland House. Our ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) paramedics went beyond their call of...

Heavy Rain in the ACT - 4:00pm 06.03.2020

ACT Emergency Services has attended 322 Requests for help during the recent wet weather. All requests are now complete. Teams from ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES)...

House Fire - Watson

ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) and ACT Ambulance Service crews responded to a house fire on Knox Street in Watson this evening. The fire started in the kitchen. All...