All four Madeira warning areas go orange for rain and wind from 18:00 on Saturday as IPMA's named storm Bruna arrives. Eight mainland districts have yellow rain warnings today, and IPMA expects over 200 mm in the mountains by 13 November.
New Commission guidelines published on 3 November ask EU governments to help households meet their own needs for the first three days of a crisis. Here is what goes in a supply, and what Portugal's civil protection authority already advises.
The sirens are a commemoration, not an alert. The Recordar 1755 campaign uses the anniversary to urge preparedness, with purple monuments, school bells, Sintra's drill activities on 5 November and ANEPC's advice.
The Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses wants a programme contract to replace the formula that funds volunteer brigades, which it calls uncertain, even after the minister promised a rise of more than 5 percent on this year's 37 million euros.
A cyberattack on the national firefighter register copied names, ID, tax, social security and health numbers, addresses and blood groups, according to the civil protection authority. The application is suspended and firefighters are told to watch for scams.
A magnitude 5.2 quake 40 km off São Miguel's west coast was felt across the island at 18:07 on Tuesday, followed by a 3.4 and more than a dozen smaller tremors overnight. IPMA reports no injuries or damage.
The Air Force's UH-60 Black Hawks took part in 56 firefighting missions this year, flying more than 200 hours and making over 900 water drops. The Defence Minister expects two C-130s with firefighting kits in 2027 and Canadair water bombers in 2029 and 2030.
