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Update ten - Fire at Pialligo

Work to extinguish the fire within piles at Pialligo continues today. Firefighters have made significant progress in substantially reducing the size of the...

Hazard reduction burn in Coombs tomorrow

A hazard burn will be conducted in Coombs tomorrow, Thursday 5 May 2016, weather permitting. The burn will occur on the north side of the Molonglo River between the...

Update nine - Fire at Pialligo

Work to extinguish the fire within piles at Pialligo continues today. Firefighters have reduced the size of the piles with the help of heavy earthmoving equipment and...

Update eight - Fire at Pialligo

Work to extinguish fire within wood chip piles at Pialligo has continued today. Fire crews are wetting down the piles as heavy earthmoving equipment pulls them...

Update seven - Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters have now contained the fire to an area of three smaller wood chip mulch piles. Two ACT Fire & Rescue Compressed Air Foam (CAFS) tankers are being used...

Update six - Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters are continuing to maintain the fire within containment lines. ACT Fire & Rescue currently has four crews and a commander on scene with three units from...

Update five - Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters and contractors with heavy machinary today continue to work together on extinguished the large rubbish pile fire at Pialligo. The burning...

Hazard reduction burn today in Tharwa

The Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) will conduct a hazard reduction burn in Tharwa today weather permitting. The burn, just under eight hectares,...

Update four - Fire at Pialligo

The fire has been maintained within containment lines overnight. The majority of firefighting units were released at midnight with conditions remaining favourable. Three...

Update three - Fire at Pialligo

Firefighters have now contained a large rubbish pile fire burning at Pialligo. The fire is approximately 100 metres x 50 metres in size. The burning pile itself is about...