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2021-22 bushfire season begins 1 November 2021

The 2021-22 bushfire season starts today, 1 November, a month later than usual. Recent rainfall meant the ACT is expecting normal fire potential in grasslands, and...

Official start to the 2021-22 bushfire season

The ACT Emergency Services Agency has announced the commencement of the 2021-22 bushfire season. After the initial delay due to increased rainfall over the winter...

Structure Fire - Pennefather Street, Higgins

ACT Fire & Rescue firefighters are on scene at a single story structure fire on Pennefather Street, Higgins. More than 20 firefighters have worked to contain the...

Structure Fire - Pennefather Street, Higgins

ACT Fire & Rescue firefighters are on scene at a single story structure fire on Pennefather Street, Higgins. More than 20 firefighters have worked to contain the...

Animal Rescue - Phillip Avenue, Watson.

Earlier this afternoon, ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) crews responded to an animal rescue incident involving a nearby resident’s pet Macaw bird on Phillip Avenue,...

HAZMAT: Gas Leak - Canberra City

This evening, ACT Fire & Rescue responded to a gas leak at a construction site on Cooyong Street, Canberra City where a gas pipeline had been ruptured. Crews worked...