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Automatic fire alarm - Tuggeranong.

ACT Fire & Rescue has responded to an automatic fire alarm at the Tuggeranong Hyperdome shopping centre. Crews were alerted to the incident at approximately 1pm and...

Building fire - Fyshwick - Update

Crews have now brought the fire under control and gained access to the crashed vehicle which is now confirmed to be unoccupied. Quick work ensured that damage was...

Building fire - Fyshwick

ACT Fire & Rescue is currently working to extinguish a building fire in Fyshiwick. Crews were alerted to the incident on Gladstone Street at 3:21am and responded...

Balcony BBQ fire in Belconnen

ACT Fire & Rescue has responded to reports of smoke issuing from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Belconnen. Crews were alerted to the incident on...

Strong winds bring trees down

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received 12 calls for help today as a result of the windy conditions. The jobs have stretched from the Northside to...

Update - Gas leak in Mawson

ACT Fire & Rescue have declared the site safe and departed the scene. Mawson Place has been reopened.

Gas leak at Mawson

Firefighters have closed off a busy road at Mawson this morning while they deal with a gas leak. ACT Fire & Rescue was called to the leak at the Woolworths Petrol...

Update - ACT Rural Fire Service assisting in NSW

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) today will deploy a second 14-person strike team across the border to help fighting a large bushfire at Boro, east of Lake George. It...

ACT Rural Fire Service assisting in NSW

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) has deployed a 14-person strike team to assist its NSW counterparts in fighting a large bushfire at Boro, east of Lake George. Five...

Five vehicle crash - Watson

ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Ambulance Service have attended a five vehicle crash in Watson Crews were alerted to the incident on Horse Park Drive at 8:50am and...