Simoes works for Portugal's oldest fire department, the Bombeiros Voluntarios de Lisboa, created in 1868 by royal decree. For him, the volunteer spirit shown by generations of firefighters is ...

VIZEU DISTRICT, Portugal (Reuters) -Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday, and ...

Portugal's civil protection authority named the three firefighters who died as Sonia Cláudia Melo, Paulo Jorge Santos, and Susana Cristina Carvalho.

Portugal is fighting more than 50 active wildfires on its mainland and has mobilised about 5,300 firefighters, as well as calling for European Union help. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list ...

The Associated Press. Portugal firefighters struggle to contain wildfires, as PM warns of 'difficult hours' to come. Posted: September 17, 2024 | Last updated: September 17, 2024 ...

Portugal's civil protection authority named the three firefighters who died as Sonia Cláudia Melo, Paulo Jorge Santos, and Susana Cristina Carvalho.

Amid a searing summer heatwave, Portugal and neighboring Spain are grappling with a surge in wildfires, requiring the efforts of more than 1,000 firefighters to combat the blazes.

Three firefighters died Tuesday as dozens of wildfires raged in the central and northern regions of Portugal. Andre Fernandes, commander of the ANEPC civil protection agency, told reporters that ...

Around 1.500 firefighters were mobilised to put out three wildfires raging for more than 48 hours in central and northern Portugal, as the country was hit by a heatwave that prompted the ...

Firefighters tackling the blazes. Credit: ITV News It has so far scorched around 7,000 hectares. Blistering temperatures and high winds have created perfect tinderbox conditions in most of the ...

Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday, and were focusing on eight large blazes ...

NELAS, Portugal, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll ...