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Gungahlin emergency services centre contaminated

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

Before you reach for the electric blanket Canberra, be fire safe

Every year when Canberra experiences a “two-dog-night”, ACT Fire & Rescue launches their winter home fire safety campaign – and every year they still see housefires caused by misuse of electrical appliances...

Heartfelt thanks for Canberra’s first responders

A small “thank you” doesn’t seem enough to repay emergency first responders, who face more dangerous and stressful situations than most of us experience in a lifetime. But that’s all they ask...

Firefighter critical as crews rescue two of their own south of Brisbane

Two firefighters have been rushed to hospital and a crime scene declared after crews worked to contain a large factory fire south of Brisbane.

Firefighters’ union calls for reforms to ACT emergency services

The United Firefighters Union warns that the ACT is not prepared for another fire like that of 2003 – and they blame the ACT ESA.

Union says systematic failures leave firefighters short

Twenty years after the 2003 fires, is the ACT prepared for another fire emergency? The United Firefighters Union ACT Branch says not.

ACT fireys to ‘climb Everest’ via Mt Ainslie for Lifeline

ACT firefighters are gearing up to climb the elevation of Mt Everest up and down Mt Ainslie, raising much needed funds for Lifeline Canberra.

Painting the truck red: Fire Brigade Museum restores historic engine

For 30 years, the Thornycroft fire engine operated at Canberra Airport; now, it will return to its former glory.

Durian fruit source of reported gas leak in Dickson

Just before midday today, ACT Fire & Rescue were called to the Dickson shops to investigate reports of a gas leak. After an hour on the scene, firefighters found the source of the incident – a durian fruit.

ACT to acquire Australia’s first electric fire truck

The ACT Government’s announcement that it would be acquiring Australia’s first ever electric fire truck in 2022 has been welcomed by the ACT United Firefighters Union.

Thanking our firefighters on St Florian’s Day

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...

Firefighting choppers land in the ACT ahead of peak season

One of three recently arrived firefighting helicopters, the Firebird 100, is a roving set of eyes for decision makers which uses infrared cameras to monitor the firefront and send footage back to base.

ACT bushfire season start delayed due to rains

The ACT bushfire season will officially launch 1 November this year, a month later than the traditional start date due to recent rains.

Fire forces 1,000 apartment block residents to evacuate

Firefighters extinguished an electrical fire located in a lift on the 8th floor of the Ivy Apartments in Phillip in the early hours of this morning.

New Canberra city emergency services station to be online by 2022-23

A new emergency services station to be built in Acton will house two Ambulance Services and ACT Fire & Rescue crews and be operational by 2022-23

New deal to make ACT firefighters the best trained in Australia

Canberra will receive an additional 99 firefighters over the next four years to meet the needs of the growing city.

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