“Human error” blamed for firefighter deaths
A damning report blaming the deaths of seven firefighters in last summer’s tragic forest fires on “human error” and poor organisation among fire crews has inflamed civil protection services and
Generator at last
At long last, São Brás de Alportel fire department will have the generator it so badly needs to help cope with any “emergency situations or calamities”. The €15,000 generator will
Monchique bombeiros kitted out
At the end of October, the Monchique bombeiros received much needed firefighting equipment from the German company, Reineke & Coll, after company director, Raymund Reineke, organised for the equipment to
Fashion event helps bombeiros
Boutique Laguna’s fashion show and lunch, held at Clube-T in Quinta do Lago recently, has helped to raise 900 euros for the Loulé volunteer firefighters to buy fireproof suits, as
Cascais celebrates brave firefighters
Cascais held its ‘Firemen Day’ (Dia Municipal dos Bombeiros) recently, with a crowd of people gathering amidst the threat of heavy rain to give thanks and praise to their local
Fire suspects caught
Two young men have been arrested in connection with the recent forest fires in Monchique. One is a 19-year-old ex-bombeiro from the Monchique Volunteer Corp, who has allegedly confessed to
Donate cartridges to bombeiros
Lagoa bombeiros are organising a campaign to collect old computer printer toners and ink cartridges and convert them into cash. A spokesperson for the bombeiros revealed that the volunteer firefighters
Fun day in Ferragudo
A recent fundraising event held in PlayOasis, Ferragudo, raised 309 euros for the Lagoa bombeiros. Original plans were made for one of the Lagoa Bombeiros’ fire engines to be present
Lagoa firefighters receive cheque
Cliff Benford, current captain of Mungo’s Golf Society based in Carvoeiro, presented a cheque for 1,000 euros to the head of Lagoa Bombeiros, Comandante Victor Rio Alves, recently. The money
Bombeiros blame government
Hundreds of bombeiros from all over Portugal recently travelled north in order to join fellow fire fighters in damning the support they received from the government during last summer’s devastating