Following a request from CFA Victoria, the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) has sent a task force to the southern state to assist with their growing bushfire situation.The task force is made up of resources and personnel from the ACT Ambulance Service, ACT Rural Fire Service, and ACT State Emergency Service, including volunteer and full time members along with a support crew from the ACT ESA.The ACT sent the following resources:

• ACT Ambulance Service - One 4×4 Ambulance and two Intensive Care Paramedics
• ACT Rural Fire Service - eight appliances (six heavy Tankers and two Command Units) and around 40 volunteer firefighters- Jerrabomberra, Rivers, Gungahlin, Molonglo, Hall & Southern Districts
• ACT State Emergency Service - one Troop Carrier and Support Trailer with 2 volunteers
• ACT ESA - mechanical support section with one full time mechanic

"ACT firefighters worked shoulder-to-shoulder with their Victorian colleagues at the weekend. An Emergency Services Authority ACT taskforce of 40 volunteers and eight appliances, along with ambulance and SES support crews, has worked to protect properties in the Mansfield and Wangaratta regions. The taskforce will spend the next two days helping before returning to the ACT on Wednesday.”
from Canberra Times Monday, 11 December 2006

9 December 2006 Staging in Mansfield (Ian Morey)	10 December 2006 Hurry up & wait at Merrijig Pub (Ian Morey)
10 December 2006 Mansfield CFA Station (Ian Morey)	10 December 2006 Mansfield CFA (Ian Morey)
10 December 2006 Plumes from Tolmie fire above Mt Buller (Ian Morey)	10 December 2006 The Victorian rakehoe's (Ian Morey)
11 December 2006 Jamieson fire approach grader lines (Ian Morey)	11 December 2006 (Ian Morey)
12 December 2006 Staging at Barrgunda (Ian Morey)	12 December 2006 Control burn at Barrgunda (Ian Morey)
12 December 2006 Staging at Barrgunda (Ian Morey)	12 December 2006 Control burn at Barrgunda (Ian Morey)
Rivers 12C rakehoe team (Tony Hill)	Sedgy thumbs up - job well done (Tony Hill)