Civil defence association warns of ‘diversion of (precious) resources’ during critical fire season
Resources to be transferred to protection of Catholic World Youth Day event Portugal’s Civil Protection Association (APROSOC) has said that the “diversion of resources” to provide backup for World Youth
Wildfires: 2023 set to be “tougher year than 2022”
The warning has come from Portugal’s Internal Administration Minister: 2023 is shaping up to be a more difficult year in terms of wildfires than 2022. “From the conditions we are
Wildfire surveillance teams already at work in Loulé
Rural areas are patrolled every day from 9am to 9pm Making sure any wildfires that break out are swiftly dealt with is the main goal of the wildfire surveillance teams
Fourteen municipalities at maximum fire risk
Fourteen municipalities in the Algarve, Portalegre and Santarém are at maximum danger of rural fires today, the day of the first reinforcement of firefighting resources around the country, in readiness
Global wildfire experts gather in Porto for major conference
Over 200 experts aim to thrash out ‘international commitment to fire risk’ World experts in preventing and putting out forest fires will be in Porto this week for a conference
Wildfire risks move up further notches “for next few days”
ANEPC, the national emergency and civil protection authority has warned that the next few days, with high winds and hot, dry weather, will increase the risk of wildfires in rural
Portugal on high fire risk alert until October
Almost 30 municipalities in the Algarve, interior north and centre of the country are currently on alert. The high heat for this time of year is just one of the
Two Algarve municipalities at maximum risk of fires
The IPMA foresees an increase in temperatures for the coming days, with temperatures above 30 degrees expected in some regions of the country. The municipalities of São Brás de Alportel
Wildfire prevention: almost 14,000 areas “haven’t been cleared”
Forestry owners federation wants time limit extended With the deadline for people to have ‘prepared their land’ ahead of the wildfire ‘season’ just six days away, GNR police have reportedly
Wildfires in 2023 have already burnt over 7,000 hectares
Toll already 48% above average, says report by ICNF Portugal has already recorded more than 7,000 hectares of burnt area due to forest fires in 2023, according to provisional data