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Civil Protection

IPMA Steps Up Heat Warning to Red for Sunday Across Seven Mainland Districts — Lisboa, Setúbal, Santarém, Évora, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre Face 40°C+ as Saturday Already Tracks Toward Alvega's 42.7°C Peak

IPMA Steps Up Heat Warning to Red for Sunday Across Seven Mainland Districts — Lisboa, Setúbal, Santarém, Évora, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre Face 40°C+ as Saturday Already Tracks Toward Alvega's 42.7°C Peak

IPMA upgrades seven mainland districts from orange to red for Sunday 14 June — Lisboa, Setúbal, Santarém, Évora, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre face 40°C+ as Saturday already prints 42.7°C in Alvega and 42.6°C in Amareleja, with 80-plus municipalities at maximum rural-fire risk.
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DECIR Charlie Mobilises 13,335 Operationals, 2,969 Vehicles and 78 Aerial Means for 15–30 June Window — IPMA Yellow Heat Alert Holds Across All 18 Mainland Districts and Air Force Black Hawks Debut on Rural-Fire Mission

DECIR Charlie Mobilises 13,335 Operationals, 2,969 Vehicles and 78 Aerial Means for 15–30 June Window — IPMA Yellow Heat Alert Holds Across All 18 Mainland Districts and Air Force Black Hawks Debut on Rural-Fire Mission

DECIR Charlie steps to 13,335 operationals, 2,265 teams, 2,969 vehicles and 78 aerial means for 15-30 June, with two Air Force Black Hawks joining the rural-fire mission for the first time as IPMA holds yellow heat warning across all 18 mainland districts and Friday peaks toward 40°C.
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Maria Lúcia Amaral Tells RTP Antena 1 Podcast That Wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'Escaped' Her — Former MAI Minister Frames Her 10 February Resignation Around the Loss of Authority on Civil Protection

Maria Lúcia Amaral Tells RTP Antena 1 Podcast That Wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'Escaped' Her — Former MAI Minister Frames Her 10 February Resignation Around the Loss of Authority on Civil Protection

Former Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral, in her first post-resignation interview on RTP Antena 1's Ponto de Interrogação podcast aired 9 June, says she stepped down after losing the authority to govern when the 2025 wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'escaped' her.
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Twenty-Five Concelhos in Five Districts Land Maximum Wildfire Risk on 8 June — IPMA Rates Faro, Portalegre, Santarém, Castelo Branco and Bragança Top of the Scale With Interior and South Held in Very-Elevated Brackets Through the Coming Weekend

Twenty-Five Concelhos in Five Districts Land Maximum Wildfire Risk on 8 June — IPMA Rates Faro, Portalegre, Santarém, Castelo Branco and Bragança Top of the Scale With Interior and South Held in Very-Elevated Brackets Through the Coming Weekend

The Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, IPMA) put 25 mainland concelhos across five districts in the top band of its Perigo de Incêndio Rural (Rural Fire Danger, PIR) tape on Monday 8 June 2026,...
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