Fire chief dies, another firefighter âseriously injuredâ in blaze that âshould have been easyâ
An experienced fire chief died last night – and three other firefighters were injured, one of them seriously – in a blaze in the Serra de LousĂŁ that âshould have
UPDATE: SĂŁo Marcos da Serra fire brought under control in just five hours
The extraordinary work of our firefighters was put on display once again when a major fire that broke out on Monday afternoon in SĂŁo Marcos da Serra (Silves) was brought
Massive fire rages âwith great intensityâ in SĂŁo Marcos da Serra
Nearly 200 firefighters are tackling a major blaze which broke out at around 3pm this afternoon in SĂŁo Marcos da Serra (Silves). Fire crews are being assisted by 57 vehicles,
Families lose everything as Algarve suffers first major fire of 2020
Just before lunchtime last Friday, a man strimming scrubland in Vilarinha (a hamlet on the rural Costa Vicentina midway between Sagres and Aljezur) inadvertently started the worst forest fire the
Aljezur fire now in âconclusionâ phase as communities rally
The so-called Aljezur fire, which actually blazed through 2,200 hectares on Friday and Saturday straddling three separate municipalities (click here), is finally in its âconclusion phaseâ. Hundreds of firefighters are
Firefighters tackle massive blaze straddling three west Algarve boroughs
Over 230 firefighters from across the Algarve are tackling a major fire which broke out in Bordeira, Aljezur just before 1pm today. They are being backed by 10 planes and
Dozens of firefighters put out flames in rural Silves
A rural fire broke out this afternoon near SĂŁo Marcos da Serra in Silves. A total of 28 firefighters, aided by five fire trucks and a helicopter, were dispatched after
Portimão and Loulé firefighting teams prepare for critical wildfire season
With summer just around the corner, two Algarve municipalities are already preparing for the critical wildfire season. In PortimĂŁo, the local council is moving forward with its fire prevention plan,
Experts sound alert over risks pandemic poses for wildfires
Experts have sounded the alert over the risks the Covid-19 pandemic poses for wildfires in Portugal this year. Explain reports, efforts to reduce âlarge numbers of people in any one
PortimĂŁo approves operational plan to prevent wildfires
PortimĂŁo Council has approved its operational plan to prevent wildfires in preparation for the start of the countryâs critical wildfire period, which begins on July 1 and ends on September