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Hazard burn in Yarralumla

Firefighters will clear debris at Stirling Park in Yarralumla today. The small burn, conducted by the ACT Rural fire Service, will target piles of vegetation previously...

Update two - Fire in coffee roasting machine

Firefighters have been conducting ventilation operations at the business and adjoining units. ACT Ambulance Service intensive care paramedics have assessed a 48-year-old...

Update - Fire in coffee roasting machine

Fire has been extinguished. Damage only to coffee roasting machine and husking bin. Minor smoke damage to ground floor unit. Update to follow.

Fire in coffee roasting machine

A fire has been detected from a coffee roasting machine on Townsville Street, Fyshwick. ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene and have confirmed the fire has not spread...

Hazard burns planned tomorrow

A series of hazard burns will be conducted in the ACT tomorrow, Tuesday, April 29, weather permitting. The ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) has...

Fire in Calwell double garage extinguished

A fire in a Calwell double garage has been extinguished by ACT Fire & Rescue that has left the adjoining three-bedroom house with some smoke and heat damage. No...

Update two - Building fire in Bruce

The fire was quickly contained to the room it started in on the ground floor and extinguished. ACT Fire & Rescue crews are now started to ventilate smoke from the...

Update - Building fire in Bruce

Firefighters have confirmed a fire is burning on the ground floor level of Building Three at the University of Canberra at Bruce. Crews are currently working to...