These activities are not allowed between June 1st and September 30th.
The Intermunicipal Community (CIM) of the Coimbra Region, made up of 19 different municipalities in that part of the country, has decided to approve a recommendation “not to authorize burning or burning of piles between June 1 and September 30, 2024”.
“The decision arises from the need to standardize a single procedure on an inter-municipal scale, in order to prohibit the use of fire during the period most favorable to the occurrence of rural fires,” reads the statement.
In it, the Coimbra Region CIM explains that “the decision arises from the need to standardize a single procedure on an inter-municipal scale, in order to prohibit the use of fire during the period most favorable to the occurrence of rural fires”.
This has, in fact, been “a procedure adopted by the 19 municipalities of the CIM Região de Coimbra since 2019, in order to reduce the risks arising from the use of fire in this territory”.
“The Coimbra Region CIM is the largest inter-municipal community in Portugal and includes the municipalities of Arganil, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Condeixa-a-Nova, Figueira da Foz, Góis, Lousã, Mealhada, Mira, Miranda do Corvo, Montemor-o-Velho, Mortágua, Oliveira do Hospital, Pampilhosa da Serra, Penacova, Penela, Soure, Tábua, Vila Nova de Poiares,” concludes the CIM in the statement.
