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Update - Fire forces evacuation in Woden

Fire crews have prevented the fire from spreading and now have it under control. There are several ACT Fire & Rescue pumpers on scene along with the HAZMAT unit and...

Fire forces evacuation in Woden

Fire has forced the evacuation of an apartment building tonight in Woden. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident in Eldridge Crescent at Garran just before 11...

Telephone exchange fire in Mitchell

Firefighters have extinguished a small fire in a telephone exchange this morning in Mitchell. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident in Sandford Street by an...

Hazard reduction burn

A pre approved burn will be conducted tonight by the Rural Fire Service. It will start around 6pm along Jerrabomberra Avenue in Symonston, covering 0.5...

Parkwood Mulch Fire

ACT Fire & Rescue and the Rural Fire Service have been called back to the mulch fire at the Parkwood Recycling Estate in Holt after it began to smoulder. An owner of...

Update - Four car crash in Belconnen

A 38-year-old woman has been transported to hospital with multiple injuries. She was assessed on scene by intensive care paramedics and is in a stable condition. No...

Four car crash in Belconnen

Firefighters are using hydraulic rescue tools to free patients trapped in a car that overturned following a crash. The crash, on Lathlain Street, involved four...

Update two - Mulch fire in Parkwood

Firefighters spent the last few hours dampening hot spots as they dug through the mulch. The fire has now been extinguished. The site will shortly be handed to the owner...

Update - Mulch fire in Parkwood

The mulch fire is 60m by 60m in size. Two ACTF&R pumpers, two Compressed Air Foam (CAF) trucks, two commanders and three ACTRFS crews are on site. Firefighters are...

Mulch fire in Parkwood

Firefighters are on scene at a mulch fire in the Parkwood recycling estate in Holt. ACT Fire & Rescue has three pumpers and a commander on site. Assistance has also...