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UNBELIEVABLE: Act fire and rescue | History Defined

Minor fire sparks smoke scare at federal police headquarters

The alarm was triggered about 3.30am on Thursday.

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'Benchmark for excellence': Canberra's public servants celebrated in King's Birthday honours

Broad range of contributions recognised in 2026 honours.

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Questacon shut down after fire, hundreds evacuated

Venue will not reopen on Wednesday.

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Union warns 'self-licking ice cream' obscures emergency accountability

Chaos reigns with confusing laws, plans muddying direction.

The Canberra Times

Investigation begins after body found inside 'suspicious' Spence house fire

Police guarded the property overnight.

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South Canberra home catches fire in suspicious blaze

Police are investigating the cause of the fire.

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Majura grassfire 'under control', firefighters monitor area

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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Traffic back to normal after car fire

Several lanes were closed.

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Fire in Canberra College toilet was deliberately lit, police say

Police are investigating how the fire started.

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Historic Ginninderra Police Station gutted in suspicious blaze

It was among the first heritage-listed sites in the ACT

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Family inside house when it went up in flames

The top floor of the house engulfed in blaze, the ESA says.

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So you want to be a firie? Try dragging 130kg backwards for 60 metres

The beep test for firefighter recruits is higher than the army's.

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'For all different types of people': ACT Fire and Rescue seek new firefighters

Applications close soon.

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Tuggeranong Parkway northbound lanes re-opened after multi-car crash

No one has been injured

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Firies prop up house after car runs into property

The house has suffered extensive damage.

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Southbound lane on Mort Street blocked after two-car crash

ACT Fire and Rescue, paramedics and police are on the scene.

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Braddon intersection reopened after two-car crash

ACT Fire and Rescue, paramedics and police were on the scene.

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Overnight fire burns down southside dry cleaners

The fire has also damaged neighbouring buildings.

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Woman hospitalised after microwave fire in seniors' village

One woman was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.

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Police investigating if fire at Canberra hospital is suspicious

Firefighters and police called to the scene on Monday.

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Suspicious fire causes major damage to vacant house

Police, ACT Fire and Rescue attend suspicious house fire in Lyneham.

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Grassfire caused by car near Molonglo River extinguished

Canberrans were told to avoid parking in long grass.

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Firies union slams ESA on bushfire anniversary, saying it 'failed' to learn lessons

Instead of promised new fire stations years ago, there are just two vacant lots, one at Acton and another in the Molonglo Valley, which bore the brunt of the 2003 firestorm.

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Nearly 300 tonnes of rubbish dumped after tip fire

The fire was finally extinguished three days after it started.

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Students evacuated following St Clare's College fire

Those on scene reported a significant amount of smoke in the surrounding area.

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