Portugal’s 140 firefighters return from Canada after fortnight
But Canada’s fires show no sign of being brought under control The 140 firefighters and specialists that Portugal sent to Canada to help fight forest fires in that country arrive
140 firefighting professionals leave Portugal for Canada
The firefighting force promised by Portugal to help Canada with the hundreds of forest fires raging across the country set off this morning, from Lisbon’s Figo Maduro military airbase. The
Brussels provides €2 million for firefighting aircraft
The European Commission has agreed to provide €2 million to Portugal for the lease two extra firefighting aircraft this summer season, Ministry for Interior Administration José Luís Carneiro, said in
Charity run in aid of Portimão firefighters
A charity walk/run to raise money for the Portimão volunteer firefighters will take place on Sunday (April 16) at 10am. The event will be divided into a 6km walk and
500 firefighters at ready as rural blazes break out in Braga district
With wildfires already causing trouble in the district of Braga today, 500 firefighters are ‘at the ready’ nationwide between today and next Wednesday to ‘reinforce areas at greatest risk of
Firefighters’ salaries upgraded
The firefighters’ league (Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses) has sealed an agreement with the Ministry of Interior Administration for wage rises this year in the order of 5.1%. Daily rates for
Portuguese firefighters in earthquake-ravaged Turkey bring smiles and giggles to little girl
A heartwarming video of two Portuguese firefighters deployed to Turkey playing with a little girl has been posted online by the Lisbon Regiment of Sapador Firefighters, prompting universal praise. The
Albufeira firefighters join search and rescue teams heading for Turkey
Within hours of the earthquake horror unfolding in Turkey, Portugal had started responding, politically and independently. The government has sent a team of 53 members of the national civil protection,
Portugal sends 140 firefighters to wildfire-ravaged Chile
Wildfires in country’s centre have already killed 24, injured 1,182 Minister for internal administration, José Luís Carneiro, has announced that Portugal will be sending a team of 140 firefighters to
Fundraising for firefighters
Members of the Bombeiros Voluntários de São Brás de Alportel meet up with theatre group Following the production of ‘Cinderella and the Surrealists’, proceeds from ticket sales and donations amounted