Latest news: ACT Emergency Services Agency

Gungahlin Joint Emergency Services Centre has temporarily closed due to lead and diesel contamination.

ACT Policing and the ACT Emergency Services Agency are reminding Canberrans to stay safe and be cautious of the hazardous and unpredictable nature of flood waters, and the dangers associated with heavy rainfall.

ACT State Emergency Service has received more than 190 requests for assistance following a severe thunderstorm impact in the Canberra on 3 January.

ACT Policing and emergency services have rescued a 26-year-old Canberra woman after she fell from a rock face while rock climbing at Booroomba Rocks

Twenty-two-year-old Ashleigh Edwards has had a rough three years. Following a severe tonic-clonic seizure at the Garran shops in 2019 that resulted in an ambulance trip to the emergency department, Ashleigh has needed...

Firefighting volunteers and staff from ACT emergency services will today be recognised for their ongoing commitment to keeping Canberra safe. Named after the Patron Saint of firefighters, St Florian’s Day on 4 May...

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) has celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) by praising the everyday women who provide emergency management services to the Canberra community. This year’s IWD theme is ‘Choose...

Canberrans will be armed with a survival plan for any natural disaster, with ACT Emergency Services Agency’s new multi-hazard survival plan tool.

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) has welcomed 48 new recruits ahead of summer and in preparation for the current 2020-21 bushfire season. The newest recruits have joined the ACTRFS after there was...

An awards ceremony has paid tribute to the Canberra region’s volunteers tonight, Tuesday 8 September, in a virtual celebration.