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Update - Gowrie Playing Fields fire

The fire has been extinguished. The Bronto is now being used to help remove the roofing to ensure there are no pockets of fire remaining in the roof space. ACT Fire...

Gowrie Playing Fields fire

Firefighters are currently working to extinguish a fire at Gowrie Playing Fields. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident on Budgen Avenue just after...

Truck rollover on Kings Highway

ACT Fire & Rescue is cleaning up a truck rollover on the Kings Highway near the turnoff to the Defence Joint Operations Command. The load of cold meats has not...

Update two - ACTSES resonds to calls for help

ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) volunteers are managing the final few jobs received following stormy weather yesterday. A total of 167 requests for assistance have...

Smoke damage from unattended food in Crace

A Crace resident has left food unattended which resulted in large amounts of smoke in a house. ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident on Nuleri Street at...

Update - ACTSES responds to calls for help

As of 1pm today, The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received 160 calls for help following yesterday's storm, mostly dealing with fallen trees. Eight crews are...

ACTSES responds to calls for help

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has now received 155 calls for help following yesterday's wet and stormy weather. Seven ACTSES teams are currently working...

Car and bus crash in Griffith

Two patients have been transported to The Canberra Hospital in a stable condition, following a crash between a bus and a car in Griffith. ACT Fire & Rescue and the...

Update three - ACTSES responds to calls for help

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has now received 131 requests for assistance following the wet weather late yesterday. Volunteer units are today responding to...

Update two - ACTSES responds to calls for help

ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) volunteers are continuing to respond to requests for assistance from the public following the wet weather. Eight ACTSES teams have...