Update – Hospital Hill, Namadgi National Park

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The Hospital Hill bushfire which started in the southern, remote area of the Namadgi National Park has been extinguished. The fire was quickly contained and extinguished in difficult forested terrain thanks to a range of air and ground firefighting tactics. For up to date bushfire information in the ACT monitor the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) incident map at esa.act.gov.au, follow ESA Twitter and Facebook, or call Access Canberra on 13 22 81.

The status of the Hospital Hill Fire has been changed to Patrol. The fire was quickly spotted and contained in difficult forested terrain thanks to a range of air and ground resources and reached 1/2 a hectare in size. Crews and helicopters will continue to patrol and monitor the fireground over the coming days. For up to date information in the ACT monitor the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) incident map at esa.act.gov.au, follow ESA Twitter and Facebook, or call Access Canberra on 13 22 81.

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The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) advises the community that the Hospital Hill bushfire in the remote area of the Namadgi National Park, is under control. Today, favourable weather conditions assisted ACT firefighters working to extinguish the fire and build containment lines. The medium helicopter undertook waterbombing operations and the Specialist Intelligence Gathering (SIG) helicopter continued to monitor the Hospital Hill fire and fires close to our borders in surrounding NSW. Crews will patrol and monitor the Hospital Hill fire over the coming days. ESA will inform the community if the situation changes over the next 24 hours. Keep up to date: > Check the ESA website (esa.act.gov.au) > Follow ESA Twitter account (@ACT_ESA) and ESA Facebook account (@ACTEmergencyServicesAgency) > Stay tuned to your local radio station > Contact Access Canberra on 13 22 81

Content: Our eyes in the sky, the Specialist Intelligence Gathering (SIG) helicopter, has been monitoring the fire near Hospital Hill, Namadgi National Park today.

The SIG has captured our crews on the ground working to extinguish the fire and build containment lines.

The medium helicopter has also undertaken waterbombing operations.

The glowing patches seen in the inferred footage are small active fires. The yellow patches indicate heat.

There is currently no threat to homes in the ACT from this fire activity.

This is an ADVICE level bushfire warning. A bushfire has started. You need to keep up to date. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) advises that people in the southern, remote area of the Namadgi National Park could be affected by a bushfire. There is currently no threat to homes in the ACT from this fire activity. Call Triple Zero (000) immediately if you or your property is under threat. Current situation: This fire is small and controllable under current weather conditions. Resources are responding to the fire. Keep up to date: > Check the ESA website (esa.act.gov.au) > Follow ESA Twitter account (@ACT_ESA) and ESA Facebook account (@ACTEmergencyServicesAgency) > Download and monitor the NSW RFS Fires Near Me mobile app > Stay tuned to your local radio station > Contact Access Canberra on 13 22 81. Next update will be provided by 9pm or if the situation changes.