The Latest Breaking News from the Emergency Services Agency

'Not messing around': Local butcher saves sleeping family of three from Dunlop house fire

How Tom Freeman kissed his wife and then saved the lives of a family.

The Canberra Times · Aug 19

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

Chaos reigns with confusing laws, plans muddying direction.

The Canberra Times · Sep 21, 2024

ESA admits it broke law denying firefighters leave before retirement

The firefighters' union and the ACT government reached a settlement.

The Canberra Times · Aug 10, 2024

Former deputy AFP commissioner appointed to drive ESA culture change

Leanne Close will chair a committee tasked with improving the ESA after a damning review.

The Canberra Times · Aug 1, 2023

Time to reset, rebuild trust between staff and ESA bosses: unions

Georgeina Whelan's departure offers a chance for reset, staff representatives say.

The Canberra Times · Jul 20, 2023

Whelan's departure is no quick fix for troubled ESA

The agency will not be improved simply by virtue of Georgeina Whelan going.

The Canberra Times · Jul 20, 2023

ESA commissioner Georgeina Whelan resigns after damning review

The ex-Army officer has led the agency since 2019.

The Canberra Times · Jul 20, 2023

'Broad brush' ESA review damages RFS chief's reputation, volunteers say

The ACT Volunteer Brigades Association has called for changes to an ESA review.

The Canberra Times · Jul 17, 2023

ESA executives need to go to allow agency overhaul: paramedics' union

It was 'obviously a recipe for failure' if the executives stayed.

The Canberra Times · Jul 14, 2023

'ESA staff are hurting': Barr should step in to drive change, union says

The opposition said another minister should be appointed to oversee change at the ESA.

The Canberra Times · Jul 12, 2023