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Grass fire extinguished in Beard

Firefighters have extinguished a small grass fire at Beard on the ACT/NSW border. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident between Railway Street and the...

Small grass fire in Monash

A small grass fire has been extinguished in Monash. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident on the corner of Cockcroft Avenue and Isabella Drive at...

Update - House fire in Gilmore

Fire crews have confirmed there is no house fire in Gilmore. Residents were undertaking a burn off in their backyard. ACT Fire & Rescue also responded to reports of...

House fire in Gilmore

Firefighters are responding to reports of a house fire in Gilmore. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to an incident in Louisa Lawson Crescent at 11:39am. Update to...

Pile burn at Kowen Forest

ACT Parks and Conservation will continue a pile burn at Kowen Forest tomorrow (weather permitting). There is approximately 50ha of piles remaining from the original burn...

Bruce retirement village fire extinguished

A small fire inside a retirement facility in Bruce has been quickly extinguished. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident at the Calvary Retirement Village on...

Smoke haze around Canberra

Residents, especially those in the west of Canberra, may notice a heavy smoke haze around the local region. This smoke is the result of prescribed hazard-reduction pile...

Update - Garage fire in Dunlop

The fire has now been extinguished. Quick work from ACT Fire & Rescue has ensured that damage was contained to the garage and did not extend into the house. At this...

Garage fire in Dunlop

ACT Fire & Rescue is working to extinguish a garage fire in Dunlop. Crews were alerted to the incident on Thornhill Crescent at 2.52am and responded with three fire...

Prescribed burn at Kowen Forest

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service is conducting a prescribed burn today at Kowen Forest. The burn will cover a number of piles of forest debris in three distinct...