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City office building evacuated

Around 400 people have been evacuated in Civic following a small electrical fire. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to reports of smoke inside Customs House on Nangari...

Kowen Forest fire reignites

An ACT Rural Fire Service unit is on scene at Kowen Forest following a reignition of a fire earlier this week. A hazard reduction pile burn was conducted on Tuesday and...

Hazard reduction burn today at Acton

The ACT Rural Fire Service is conducting a hazard reduction burn today on behalf of the National Capital Authority in Acton. The burn at Yarramundi Grasslands is to...

Update - House fire in Chisholm

One woman was inside the brick and tile home when the fire started. She safely self evacuated then called Emergency Triple Zero (000). She has been treated by ACT...

House fire in Chisholm

Firefighters have extinguished a house fire in Chisholm. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident in Couchman Crescent just before 5:30 this afternoon. Crews...

Smoke from hazard reduction pile burn

A view of the smoke from Mt Pleasant earlier this afternoon. Photo: ACT Emergency Services Agency A hazard reduction pile burn being conducted today by the...

Hazard reduction burn - Kowen district

ACT Parks & Conservation will today conduct a hazard-reduction pile burn in the Kowen district, north east of Queanbeyan. Weather permitting, the burn will continue...