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ANU: Prescribed burning increases forest flammability

Prescribed burning and logging can make natural forests more flammable, according to ANU research - but the ACT Government has concerns.

O’Connor apartment fire: Did you see anything?

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to and CCTV footage of a suspicious apartment fire in O’Connor this week. 

Large fire in apartment block in O’Connor

Emergency services are currently in attendance at a large fire in an unoccupied apartment block on Berrigan Crescent, O’Connor.

Man charged with murder after woman dies in fire in southern NSW

A woman has died and a man has been charged with murder following a domestic violence incident in NSW's south.

Police release face-fit image in relation to North Lyneham house fire

ACT Policing has released a face-fit image of a man investigators would like to speak to in relation to a house fire in North Lyneham earlier this year.

Witnesses sought to Spence arson incident

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a serious arson incident that occurred in Spence earlier this month.

Firefighters on scene at Chapman house fire

Firefighters are currently working to contain a structure fire on Beaumont Close in Chapman.

ANU: Australia faces domestic timber shortfall

Severe wildfires are putting global timber production at risk, new research from the ANU and British universities shows.

Boy dies after siblings perish in Victorian shed fire

A four-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a shed fire in which his two younger siblings also perished.

Firefighters responding to fire at KFC Tuggeranong

Firefighters are on scene and are currently working to contain a fire at KFC Tuggeranong.

Body found amid battle to contain Queensland blazes

A body has been found in southern Queensland where a bushfire has destroyed five homes and caused more than 50 people to flee.

Two children critical after siblings die in shed fire

A community is mourning the loss of two children killed in a shed fire as their mother stays at the bedside of her two other critically injured children.

ACT bushfire season starts tomorrow

The ACT marks the start of the bushfire season this Sunday, 1 October. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) will enact Fire Danger Rating Signs and mandatory fire permits, and may declare...

ACT residents urged to prepare for summer bushfires

ACT residents are the Australians most concerned about bushfires, but are also the least likely to have prepared, according to the NRMA.

CCTV footage relating to suspicious Hackett fire

ACT Policing is releasing CCTV footage to assist in identifying a man who they believe may have information about a suspicious fire in Hackett on Sunday 17 September. 

ACT Policing investigate suspicious Hackett fire

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a suspicious fire at an administration building in Hackett on Sunday 17 September. 

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