Maximum fire warning in 50 municipalities
Fire risks greatest in north, centre interior and Algarve More than 50 municipalities in the North and Centre interior of Portugal and in the Algarve region are in maximum danger
Algarve has six firefighting aircrafts
A Kamov-32 heavy bomber helicopter reinforced the fleet on August 1 As of yesterday, the Algarve’s Civil Protection has a helicopter based in Faro, increasing the number of aerial means
Seven aircraft back in fight against fire in Montejunto mountain range
Fire is not threatening homes or properties Seven aircraft are back in the fight today against the fire that broke out on Wednesday in the Montejunto mountain range, municipality of
São Marcos da Serra fire under control; 141 firefighters still ‘on watch’
The flames were battled by as many as 258 firefighters Over 141 firefighters remain at the site of a wildfire which broke out yesterday at around 3.40pm in São Marcos
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in Serra de Montejunto
10 air support dousing hectares of pine and eucalyptus Less than a week after a wildfire consumed 40 hectares of wilderness and eucalyptus trees, the flames are back in Serra
Fire breaks out in São Marcos da Serra
Nearly 150 firefighters are battling a blaze which broke out this afternoon in São Marcos da Serra, Silves. The fire started at around 3.43pm in a valley in the hills
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
Over 20 boroughs in five mainland districts at maximum risk of wildfires
Alert conditions of drought now present in 60% of Iberian Peninsula The precarious balance of Portugal’s countryside has been illustrated in an ‘image of the day’ by Europe’s satellite Copernicus
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires reaches western Europe
“Will make for some vivid sunrises and sunsets” – UK Met Office Just as predicted roughly a week ago, smoke from Canada’s devastating forest fires (still burning) has now crossed
Portimão aerodrome becomes base for rural firefighting planes
For first time two fireboss planes stationed in Algarve through summer Portimão aerodrome has become a new base for firefighting planes run by the country’s Civil Protection service. This means