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Hazard-reduction burn Friday

The ACT Parks & Conservation Service will be conducting a prescribed hazard-reduction burn at the Jerrabomberra Grasslands today. The burn is scheduled to commence...

Unit fire in Hawker extinguished

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a unit fire in Hawker. Crews were alerted to the incident on Springvale Drive at 6:46am and responded with 3 pumpers, the Bronto...

ACTSES cleaning up after storm

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received 14 requests for assistance during this evening's thunderstorm. All jobs involved downed trees, some of which fell...

ACTSES recieves calls for assistance

Stormy weather has resulted in 10 calls for assistance to the ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) overnight. Crews worked alongside ACT Fire & Rescue through until...

Update - Fire at Pialligo

The fire at the Pialligo recycling plant has been extinguished. Crews have now left the scene.

Grass fire extinguished in Belconnen

Firefighters have extinguished a grass fire sparked by a power pole on Belconnen Way near Caswell Drive in Bruce. The fire was 20m by 10m in size. One ACT Fire &...

Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters have returned to the recycling plant at Pialligo to respond to a small fire. The fire is 5m by 6m and located in the same pile that crews attended to...

Update seven - Fire extinguished at Pialligo

The recycling fire at Pialligo has been extinguished. Firefighters monitored hot spots overnight. Several crews will be on site today dismantling and cleaning equipment...

Update six - Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters are mopping up final hot spots in the recycling pile. Today, ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service crews continued to separate the material and...

Update five - Fire at Pialligo

Crews are continuing to extinguish the fire which is now approximately one quarter of its original size. Resource levels on scene remain the aame as they were last night...