On the 12th of December, the Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM, received a visit from a German Fire and Rescue Services specialist and lecturer, interested in learning about the operational model of the Integrated Communications Center (CIC) and the Medical Emergency Transport and Rescue Service (STAT). During the session, the…
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SANAS Madeira was alerted yesterday morning to help an amateur fishing vessel anchored in Santa Cruz. “With the swell and strong wind, the Santa Cruz Lifeguard Station was asked to help rescue the beleaguered vessel and it was hoped that they would be able to tow the fishing boat to…
In a statement, the National Maritime Authority confirmed, that a high-speed vessel was recovered today, the 9th of December, off the north coast of Porto Santo. “Following an alert received at 09:30, informing of the existence of a partially submerged vessel near Fonte da Areia, the Captain of the Port…
A driver was detained yesterday by the Public Security Police (PSP) on Rua das Capuchinhas, Funchal, after a police chase that began in the Achada area. The operation began when PSP agents in an unmarked vehicle identified a driver who was endangering the lives of pedestrians and other road users.…
Black smoke billowing out from the outpatient area of the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital triggered teams from two fire brigades on Tuesday morning, shortly after 10 am. According to what it was possible to ascertain, the fire is thought to have originated from a pile of pallets that were left…
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The trial of the 46-year-old man who is accused of having started the fire that consumed several hectares of pasture and houses in Calheta and Porto Moniz, in October last year, began on Thursday at the Central Criminal Court of Funchal. Even though the defendant was silent, the court heard…
Madeira Airport carried out a fire drill today between 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm. This was a simulacrum of a fire in the fuel park and a fuel spill into the retention basin. The drill did not affect the airport operation stated ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. This is another…
Between January and September, the Public Security Police (PSP) attended to 2,838 traffic accidents, an increase of 3.7% compared to the same period of the year, according to provisional data provided by the PSP’s Regional Command of Madeira to the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM). Of the 2,838…
The body of a person was spotted floating in the sea off the north coast of Madeira, near Ponta de São Lourenço, early this afternoon. According to the captain of the port of Funchal, the maritime authority was alerted, at 13:04 to what appeared to be a body floating near…
The Volunteer Firefighters of Câmara de Lobos (BVCL), were called this afternoon to Poço dos Chefes, in Curral das Freiras, following an alert, reporting a corpse had been sighted at the bottom of the pool. At that time they were unable to assess the person’s gender. Two teams of firefighters…
In a video conference that started at 10:00 this morning, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the “Determination of political responsibilities in the fight against the fires that occurred between the 14th and 26th of August,” was today heard by Duarte Caldeira, Researcher for the Centre for Studies and Intervention…
Yet another case of tourists getting lost on levadas, and this time, it was a family of four who became lost after walking through the mountains of Madeira, on a non-recommended route between Chão da Ribeira and Fanal. The authorities received the alert around 16:30, and a Mountain Rescue team…
The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the determination of the political responsibilities of the August fires proceeded, this morning, to schedule the hearings of the entities involved. Initially, the commission chaired by socialist Sancha Campanella set the 28th of October as the date to call the president of the Regional…
A house on Rua da Infância collapsed this morning, leaving the 11 Nepalese living in the house homeless. They have since been rehoused. Bruno Pereira, Vice-President of the Funchal City Council, told JM that four other neighbours are currently waiting for engineers to inspect their homes as a precautionary measure. …