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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.
The Portugal Brief
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.
The Portugal Brief