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Six Black Hawk Helicopters Enter First Operational Wildfire Season as Portugal Braces for a Difficult Summer

Six Black Hawk Helicopters Enter First Operational Wildfire Season as Portugal Braces for a Difficult Summer

Portugal's Air Force will deploy its new fleet of six UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for firefighting this summer — the first operational season for the Panteras squadron based at Ovar.

Government Commits EUR 150 Million to Deploy Shepherds and Livestock as Portugal's Frontline Wildfire Defence

Government Commits EUR 150 Million to Deploy Shepherds and Livestock as Portugal's Frontline Wildfire Defence

Portugal is spending EUR 30 million a year for five years to pay shepherds and their flocks to clear wildfire fuel from high-risk zones, offering a EUR 30,000 bonus to attract young people into the profession.

Government Creates CIPO — Portugal's New Unified Command to Prevent a Repeat of Last Summer's Wildfire Catastrophe

Portugal's government has created a new unified command structure to coordinate wildfire prevention across multiple ministries and agencies, in what officials describe as an extraordinary response to an extraordinary threat. The Comando Integrado de...