The ACT Emergency Services Agency is here to help you. We are hosting a Gungahlin community preparedness hub where you can come and speak with volunteers from ACT Fire & Rescue Community Fire Units, ACT Rural Fire Service, & ACT State Emergency Service. Grab a coffee and chat from our volunteers about how to Be Emergency Ready and get to know our new warning systems for bushfire, flood and heatwave. Pick up and prepare a survival plan with your family Take a tour of our fire trucks and SES vehicles The kids get their face painted and meet our adorable mascots, Ember the Echidna and Paddy the Platypus. We’re ready when Canberra prepares together.