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Motor vehicle crash - Kingston - Update

Firefighters extricated one female from a vehicle using hydraulic rescue tools. ACT Ambulance Service paramedics treated the patient on scene for minor injuries and...

Motor vehicle crash - Dickson

ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at a motor vehicle crash on Badham Street and Wooley Street near Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Dickson. Road closures are in place....

Motor vehicle crash - Kingston

ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at a motor vehicle crash on Wentworth Avenue in Kingston. ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Policing are also on scene. Traffic delays are...

Four prescribed burns planned for Canberra today

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service wishes to advise that, subject to suitable weather and fuel moisture conditions, four prescribed burns will take place today,...

Dog rescued from house fire

ACT Fire & Rescue has retrieved a dog from a burning home in Palmerston. Station Officer (SO) Jeff Sheetz discovered Cleo the dog after gaining...

House fire - Palmerston

Firefighters arrived on scene to find fire and smoke coming from the roof of the property. The fire has now been extinguished and the house has sustained major...

House fire - Palmerston

ACT Fire & Rescue is working to extinguish a house fire on Laptz Close, Palmerston. The street has been closed as a precaution and the public is advised to avoid the...

Hazard Reduction Burns - 28 April 2018

ACT Fire & Rescue, ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Parks and Conservation Service will conduct four hazard reduction burns in the ACT today, Saturday 28 April...

Prescribed burn - Black Mountain

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service wishes to advise that, subject to suitable weather and fuel moisture conditions, a prescribed burn will take place at Black...

Structure fire - Belconnen

ACT Fire & Rescue extinguished a structure fire on Lathlain Street in Belconnen at approximately 10:40pm. Four pumpers, the Bronto aerial appliance, two commanders...