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ADVICE - Grass fire on Murrumbidgee River

The ACT Rural Fire Service is currently responding to a grass fire burning on private property off the Cotter Road. The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire...

Udpate Two - ADVICE - Grass fire at Greenway

The fire has been extinguished by ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Fire & Rescue units and patrols of the area are being conducted for any hot spots. The cause is...

Update - ADVICE - Grass fire at Greenway

ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Fire & Rescue crews are conducting mopping up operations at the grass fire site along Athllon Drive, Greenway. The Bushfire Alert and...

ADVICE - Grass fire at Greenway

The ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Fire & Rescue are currently responding to a grass fire burning at Athllon Drive, Greenway. The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level...

ACT ESA sends replacement crews to NSW

Thirty-five personnel will leave the ACT this evening to relieve crews that have been working in the Tumut region since Sunday. The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS)...

ACT ESA sends more help to NSW

Two Geographical Information System (GIS) specialists from the ESA Mapping and Planning Support (MAPS) Volunteer team have been deployed to Wagga Wagga to assist in...

Smoke over ACT from interstate fires

The ACT Emergency Services Agency is currently receiving calls from the public concerned about the presence of smoke over Canberra. The smoke is coming from fires in...