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Man injured in chainsaw incident

A man will be transported to hospital shortly following an incident with a chainsaw. The ACT Ambulance Service responded this morning to a call for help from Cossington...

ACT Rural Fire Service to assist in NSW fires

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) has today received a formal request from the NSW Rural Fire Service to deploy 13 ACTRFS units, made up of 10 fire appliances and...

Fire extinguished at Conder take away outlet

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a fire at the Conder take away food outlet, Lanyon Market Place, Sidney Nolan Street, Conder. Fire began in a cooking...

Update - Apartment fire in Watson

Firefighters have rescued a young woman from her smoke logged apartment this morning after being by a neighbour to a smoke alarm. ACT Fire & Rescue responded...

Apartment fire in Watson

ACT Fire & Rescue is responding to reports of an apartment fire in Watson this morning. Multiple fire crews have been sent to the complex in Aspinall Street to...

Hazard reduction burn tomorrow at Tharwa

The ACT Rural Fire Service Southern Brigade will tomorrow, Wednesday 16 October, 2013, weather permitting, conduct a hazard reduction burn at Cuppacumbalong grassland...

Electrical burning smell in building at Lyons

ACT Fire & Rescue are currently on scene at the GIO building on Melrose Drive, Lyons investigating an electrical burning smell. There is no sign of smoke or...