Since Tuesday June 13, the Azores islands have been affected by pollutants from forest fires in Canada, but these do not pose a health threat.
The Memorial to the Victims of the 2017 Fires was inaugurated today, next to National Road 236-1, in the Pobrais area, Pedrógão Grande (Leiria). It
The Minister for Internal Administration, José Luís Carneiro, admitted today that Portugal could have 72 aerial firefighting resources this year, but warned that it was
Portugal was the second worst hit European country by forest fires in 2022, with 153 fires burning an area of 949 square kilometers (km2), according
Portugal will send a 140-strong joint task force to help fight forest fires in Canada on Wednesday, the National Authority for Emergencies and Civil Protection
The municipality of Tavira, in the Faro district, today presents a very high danger of rural fire, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea
Portugal will send between 100 and 120 civil protection personnel to help Canada fight the forest fires raging in the country, the Minister of Internal
“Canada has asked for support from the EU’s civil protection mechanism, and we are responding quickly”, she announced. “Canada has requested the support of the
Fourteen counties in the districts of Faro, Portalegre and Santarém have today a maximum danger of rural fire, on the day that the first reinforcement
The United States and Portugal will today sign a memorandum of understanding on rural fire prevention and combat that will enable the sharing of resources
