Firemen help Bombeiros
Silves Voluntary Bombeiros has received a delivery of vital protective clothing from England, thanks to the efforts of Patricia Hitchinson – a resident in the Algarve. Patricia met Silves’ Commandante
Portuguese firefighters head for France
As meteorologists predict another hot summer ahead, a team of 30 Portuguese bombeiros from Santarém has left for Valabre in the South of France, to take part in a training
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British firefighters could be stationed at service areas along the A2’s Lisbon to Algarve motorway during this summer’s key events. The president of the National Fire and Civil Protection Service,
Bombeiros’ new recruit
Six years after retiring from the British fire service, Carvoeiro resident Steve Whitehorn is back in uniform – this time for the local bombeiros. Steve, his wife Mandy and son