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Prescribed burn at Kowen Forest

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service is conducting a prescribed burn today at Kowen Forest. The burn will cover a number of piles of forest debris in three distinct...

Hazard reduction burn at Yarralumla

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) will conduct a hazard reduction burn, weather permitting, tomorrow at Yarralumla on behalf of the National Capital Authority. The...

Pizza oven fire extinguished in the city

Approximately 30 people have been evacuated from premises in the Melbourne Building following a restaurant pizza oven fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by the...

Update - Shed fire in Wright

Fire crews are working to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to a nearby house. The fire is currently contained to the shed. Smoke from the fire can be...

Shed fire in Wright

Firefighters are on the scene of a backyard shed fire in Wright. ACT Fire & Rescue received multiple emergency triple zero (000) calls to the property in Ulysses...

Structure fire in Braddon

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a structure fire in an apartment block in Braddon. Crews were alerted to the incident on Faulkner Street at 11:23am and responded...

Update two - Structure fire in Mawson

The fire has now been extinguished. Crews will remain on the scene for some time, damping-down the area and searching for hotspots. The cause is unknown at this stage,...