Tragedy as Portuguese firefighting Canadair crashes near Spanish border
A Portuguese Canadair ‘water-bomber’ plane has crashed today, killing the Portuguese pilot and critically injuring the Spanish co-pilot. The tragedy happened mid-morning as the plane was taking part in aerial
Portugal’s oldest firefighter dies “after 80 years service”
Chefe Luciano Fortunato Viegas, of Melo ‘bombeiros’ fire station in Guarda, died this week aged 102. Explain reports, he was the ‘oldest firefighter in Portugal’ and his passing leaves the
Badly-burned firefighter loses battle for life
Yet another firefighter has died following terrible burns he received in a forest fire in Castro Verde on July 13. 40-year-old Carlos Carvalho suffered 95% burns to his body in
“Extraordinarily large, extraordinarily complex’ Oleiros fire finally ‘dominated’
There is still a long way to go, but last weekend’s ‘extraordinarily large, extraordinarily complex’ killer blaze that started in Oleiros has finally been dominated. It caused the death of
Third firefighter dies in country’s latest ‘monster’ wildfire: all work in forests on hold till Tuesday
A third firefighter has died in the space of just a few weeks as Portugal’s wildfire season shows no sign of abating. Right now the Oleiros ‘blaze’ is still active
Firefighter dies in Leiria – second fatality in grim week
A second firefighter in a grim week of emergencies throughout the country died yesterday after three hours of ‘aftermath vigilance’ New father Filipe André Pedrosa, 34, was part of a
Firefighters suffering major burns “were using old, worn out” protective equipment
Two firefighters battling for their lives in burns units in Lisbon hospitals today were using “old, worn out kit” when they faced a wildfire in Castro Verde on Monday. Fire
Firefighters in critical condition after night involving three separate major blazes
Two firefighters are battling for their lives in hospital following a major blaze in Castro Verde (Alentejo) which began late on Monday afternoon. One, believed to be in his 40s,
Fire chief dies, another firefighter ‘seriously injured’ in blaze that ‘should have been easy’
An experienced fire chief died last night – and three other firefighters were injured, one of them seriously – in a blaze in the Serra de Lousã that ‘should have
‘Lost’ grandmother alerts authorities by sending video message to grandson
An quick-thinking octogenarian, lying injured in a ditch and ‘missed’ by searchers alerted to her disappearance, managed to save herself from a freezing night in the open by sending a