The ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Dominic Lane announced the conclusion of the official 2014-15 bushfire season for the ACT just prior to midnight on Tuesday night.
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A total of two Total Fire Ban days were declared throughout the season which began on 1 October 2014.
Smoke from a hazard reduction burns rises over Canberra. Photo: Scott Hannaford
The ACT Fire & Rescue and the ACT Rural Fire Service also attended a total of 135 grass and bushfires.
Unless conditions warrant a change, the ACT bushfire season will recommence on 1 October, 2015.
Smoke from hazard reduction burns in the Cotter River and Paddy's River area gives the sky an eerie orange glow. Photo: Graham Tidy
Canberrans captured some fantastic images of the burn offs firefighers conducted to keep the region safe during the season:
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