The investigation into the political management of the August fires continues tomorrow, in the Assembly of the Republic, with the hearing of the Minister of Internal Administration. The hearing of Margarida Blasco will take place at 09:00, within the scope of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees. …
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On the sidelines of the solemn session commemorating the 280th anniversary of the municipality of São Vicente, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque made it clear that he will not fire the Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos. When asked by journalists about this hypothesis,…
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has already prepared the plan for prevention and response to storm Irene, to control any damage to heritage and, above all, material damage in the Madeiran capital
Twenty-two search and rescue actions were coordinated by the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Subcentre this year.
We (www.madeiraconsorcio.com) visited the Civil Protection Centre in Cancela (SRPC) (https://www.procivmadeira.pt/pt/) Water supply We have no waters shortages as yet, but we have more residents and tourists. Many municipalities still have to replace old water pipes to prevent water loss (Rua Bom Jesus: done; Rua Joao de Deus: being done…
We (www.madeiraconsorcio.com) visited the Civil Protection Centre in Cancela (SRPC) (https://www.procivmadeira.pt/pt/) Control 24/7 The SRPC has a survey system for hot spots, combined with meteorological data so that they can evaluate the risk conditions in any part of the island at any time. They can see at any time where…
We (www.madeiraconsorcio.com) visited the Civil Protection Centre in Cancela (SRPC) (https://www.procivmadeira.pt/pt/) Fire prevention in the city Private homeowners know what to do in order to prevent a fire in and around their house – they are information sheets and articles around – but the Portuguese mentality does not lend itself…
We (www.madeiraconsorcio.com) visited the Civil Protection Centre in Cancela (SRPC) (https://www.procivmadeira.pt/pt/) The presentations Dr. Quintino gave us a basic presentation, and his colleague André showed us the functionalities in the Crisis Centre Room. Then the pilots and crew presented themselves next to the helicopter for us (we don’t need Tom…
The Forest Police and the Volunteer Firefighters of São Vicente and Porto Moniz carried out a search and rescue operation this afternoon when two Czech tourists went missing.
The Civil Protection has issued a statement confirming that in the last 24 hours, a total of 163 occurrences, resulting from Storm 'Oscar' mobilised 168 teams and 436 operational staff.
The Regional Civil Protection Service recently announced that their firefighting helicopter will take part in daily search and rescue training missions until the 22nd of November.
he Regional Government of Madeira, through the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, who operates the island's firefighting helicopter has issued a series of rules with regard to the helicopter, due to compromising behaviour by civilians during firefighting situations.
Four tourists became lost and had to be rescued while walking along Poço das Pulgas, in Ponta Delgada this morning.
Searches for the missing French tourist have been extended, as it is possible that the 35-year-old man was seen in Ponta Delgada last Wednesday.
Yesterday morning, an appeal was posted on the social media network Reddit asking if anyone had seen Michal, a Polish citizen, who has formally been reported missing in Madeira. The message read: