ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a fire on a cooktop in a townhouse at Yallum Gardens, Ashley Drive, Wanniassa.
Whilst cooking, a resident utilised a fire blanket on the stove top to contain and suppress the fire.
On arrival Fire crews fully extinguished the fire and are currently conducting ventilation operations in the two bedroom [...]

The ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Dominic Lane has announced that the official 2012/2013 bushfire season for the ACT will conclude tonight at 11.59pm [31 March 2013].
“Since the bushfire season commenced on 1 October, 2012, a total of five Total Fire Ban days were declared in the ACT”, Commissioner Lane said.
“This compares to no Total [...]

The ESA just let us know that the current smoke around the ACT is due to hazard reduction burns going on around Canberra today.
These burns will continue happening into next week.

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a house fire at Ibis Street, Nicholls.
Three fire pumpers on scene, the Breathing Apparatus Van and a Command Officer.
No damage to neighbouring properties.
Extensive fire damage to the roof, garage and lounge room of the four bedroom house.
Single occupant of the house evacuated safely.
Fire crews on scene also rescued a [...]

The ESA have commissioned a study into the bushfire planning of ACT horse agistment properties.
Many horse owners spend a lot of time with their horses, and in doing so are placing themselves in locations of high risk from bushfire.
This, coupled with the tragic first hand experiences at horse agistment properties during the 2003 bushfires [...]

The Liberals’ Brendan Smyth is having a poke at the ESD’s less than stellar efforts to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions:
During yesterday’s Annual Report hearings, ACT Shadow Minister for the Environment, Brendan Smyth questioned why the Government’s Directorate for the Environment and Sustainable Development’s greenhouse gas emissions have increased by nearly 40%, when the [...]

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for the ACT for heavy rain with thunderstorms which may lead to flash flooding during the early hours of tomorrow, Thursday 28 February, 2013.
The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has Units on a higher level of readiness. Residents who require emergency storm or flood assistance [...]

The ACT Rural Fire Service advise that the smoke currently over the ACT is from bushfires burning interstate.
There are currently no fires in the ACT generating this smoke.
3:42 PM
[Courtesy ESA]

ACT Fire & Rescue are on scene at the Majura Park Shopping centre, Lancaster Drive, Majura, investigating a suspected gas leak.
The building, including BIG W has been evacuated as a precaution.
Three fire pumpers on scene with the Hazardous Materials unit, Breathing Apparatus Van and a Command Officer. Aviation Rescue Firefighting Service also on scene.
Crews [...]

The Total Fire Ban for the ACT will remain in force until midnight tonight.
Tomorrow will see a lifting of the Total Fire Ban with weather conditions becoming significantly milder.
Temperatures tomorrow are expected to reach a maximum of 27 degrees with winds from the north east at 15km/hr gusting to 25km/hr.
The Fire Danger Rating tomorrow will [...]

ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Rural Fire Service have extinguished a grass fire burning at Parkwood road, Macgregor
The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has been set at ADVICE.
ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Rural Fire Service has Six units on scene.
The fire is located in the old Parkwood road [...]

Who decided we’d buck the national trend in keeping a middling fire danger rating?
And what sanction will they face?

The ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Fire & Rescue are currently working to extinguish a bush fire burning on a fire trail at Smokers Trail, in the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has been set at ADVICE.
The ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Fire & Rescue has four [...]

Four houses have been evacuated tonight in Oxley by ACT Fire & Rescue as a precaution because of two gas leaks.
The leaks are located close to each other on Newman Morris Circuit and are believed to have started after lightning struck a light pole.
Firefighters have a 50 to 100 metre exclusion zone around the leaks [...]

Simon Corbell has announced our new emergency services commissioner:
“I am pleased to announce Dominic Lane’s appointment and welcome him to the important position of Emergency Services Commissioner,” Mr Corbell said.
“Mr Lane brings with him 25 years of emergency services experience to this vital role to ensure efficient and effective emergency response for the ACT community.”
Mr [...]

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds in the ACT for tomorrow from sunrise.
Winds are forecast to reach around 60 to 70km/h with peak gusts of 90 to 110km/h.
The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) advise residents to prepare their properties by securing any loose items around the home, move [...]

The ACT Fire & Rescue is currently responding to a grass fire burning at Coppins Crossing Road in Belconnen.
The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has been set at ADVICE.
The ACT Fire & Rescue has multiple units responding to the scene.
The fire front is approximately 100 metres in size and is being
There [...]

ACT Fire & Rescue are currently on scene at Parramatta Street, Phillip isolating a leak from a gas cylinder in a vehicle.
Crews were alerted following an Emergency Triple Zero (000) call at 6.12pm when the driver and passenger smelt gas from the cylinder under the station wagon.
Two fire pumpers are on scene with the specialist [...]

Firefighters have prevented a fire from spreading through a unit complex at Mawson this afternoon.
ACT Fire & Rescue responded to an emergency triple zero (000) calls at 4:19pm to a Herd Street property.
On arrival crews discovered a fire in the kitchen of a single level unit and quickly containing it to the kitchen and extinguished [...]

The ABC has news on some brawling surrounding the appointment of Tony Graham as the ACT Emergency Services Commissioner:
During the 2003 Canberra bushfires, Mr Graham was the operations officer and incident controller.
At an inquest into the disaster, Coroner Maria Doogan said “Mr Graham displayed a lack of judgement by failing to recognise the limitations [...]

ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue are currently responding to Camp Cottermouth, Cotter Road, Stromlo after a report that two teenagers have fallen down an embankment.
Update to follow.
6:28 PM
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The two male patients were walking around a trail and have fallen down an embankment of approximatley 20 metres.
A 14-year-old male has a leg injury [...]

The ABC reports that the ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner is heading off to pastures new:
Mark Crosweller served as ESA Commissioner in Canberra for three years.
He has been selected as the new Director-General of Emergency Management Australia.

ACT Fire & Rescue is responding to reports of a ruptured gas pipeline on Hilda Kincaid Crescent in West McGregor.
Update to follow.
10:22am Friday 19 October 2012
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The gas pipeline was ruptured by a contractor working at the front of a house being constructed.
The pipeline caught alight and is currently burning several metres from the front [...]

Simon Corbell has been a bit cheeky in the caretaker period and gone handing out medals to emergency services workers.
But let that not detract from those who’ve been awarded today:

ACT Ambulance Service
– Michael Bohun, National Medal
– Megan Davis, National Medal
– Richard Forshaw, National Medal
– Matthew Green, National Medal
– Wayne Battye, 2nd Clasp
– Ronald Wardrope, 2nd [...]

ACT Fire & Rescue crews are this morning on the scene of truck accident in Canberra’s north.
Multiple appliances responded to the incident involving a B-Double semi trailer on the Federal Highway.
The heavy transport vehicle has jack knifed approaching the Majura Road off ramp.
The incident has led to a large fuel spill from the semi.
One lane [...]

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance Service on scene at the Caltex Service Station, Maribyrnong Ave, Kaleen attending to a male patient who has received burns in an accident.
ACT Ambulance Service intensive care paramedics are treating a male, aged in his 40’s for serious burns to both arms and legs and possible airway burns.
The [...]

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) will conduct three hazard reduction burns this weekend.
Tomorrow, Saturday 11 August, 2012, weather permitting, from 1pm, the ACTRFS will conduct a hazard reduction burn at the property Murraymore, Point Hut Road, Paddys River.
One heavy tanker, one medium tanker and six personnel will conduct the burn of approx two hectares [...]

ACT Fire & Rescue has arrived on the scene of a house fire in Ainslie this morning.
The property and adjoining garage in Sherbrooke Street are well alight.
1:57am Tuesday 24 July 2012
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Three fire crews have managed to extinguish the main seat of the fire and prevent it from spreading to adjoining properties.
Firefighters wearing breathing aparartus will [...]

Three workers have been injured in an accident on a work site in Kingston this morning.
The ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue were called to Dockside, Eastlake Parade were a concrete boom had collapsed.
Firefighters have rescued one of the men who was trapped under the boom.
Update to follow.
10:02am Saturday 21 July 2012
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Intensive care [...]

And it’s not from lobbyists hair product!
The ABC has the story on efforts to keep a building site oil spill from getting into the lake:
Containment booms have been placed across drains in Barton to prevent a serious oil spill from reaching nearby Lake Burley Griffin.
It is believed the oil spill started at a renovation [...]

ACT Fire & Rescue on scene at a house fire on Mackay Crescent, Kambah.
House well alight.
Update to follow.
12:54pm Monday 16 July 2012
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ACT Fire & Rescue has conducted a search of the three bedroom house to find no persons inside.
Crews are continuing to extinguish the fire with mopping up operations.
Three fire pumpers, the Breathing Apparatus Van, [...]

ACT Fire & Rescue on scene at Jervois Street, Deakin following a fire in a household oven.
Occupants were cleaning the oven with the pyrolytic cleaning feature when the oven glass door shattered and two tea towels on the oven door rack caught fire.
Minimal damage to the kitchen but oven has been destroyed.
The house was filled [...]