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Building fire in Bruce

Firefighters are at the scene of a fire in a building at the University of Canberra in Bruce. Update to follow.

Update - Apartment fire reported in Belconnen

Fire crews were alerted by multiple automatic fire alarms. The fire was located on the 10th floor of the building but was extinguished by a roof mounted sprinkler before...

Apartment fire reported in Belconnen

ACT Fire & Rescue is responding multiple units to reports of a fire in the Altitude Apartment complex in Chandler Street Belconnen. Update to follow.

Gossan Hill hazard burn

A hazard burn will be conducted at Gossan Hill Nature Reserve in Bruce tomorrow, Thursday, April 17. The ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) has...

Two hazard reduction burns in Bruce tomorrow

The Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS) will tomorrow, Wednesday 16 April, 2014, conduct two hazard reduction burns, weather permitting in Bruce near...

Symonston hazard burn on private land

As well as the controlled burn today, Tuesday 15 April, 2014 at Cook by the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate, a second hazard reduction burn will be...

Mount Painter hazard burn

A six hectare hazard burn will be conducted at Mount Painter in Cook today. The ACT Handy Map reference is K11. ACT Territory and Municipal Services has advised it is...

Single car crash on the Barton Highway

A woman has been rushed to hospital this morning following a single vehicle collision on the Barton Highway in Gungahlin. The ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire &...

More ACTSES volunteers head west

More ACT State Emergency Service volunteers have received the call to help search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. A formal request from the Australian...