A fire that broke out last night at Leroy Merlin, in Funchal, was attended by a team of 13 firefighters and four vehicles.
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The PSD presented a vote of Praise to the firefighters of the Humanitarian Association of Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters who were part of the National Joint Operational Force that helped fight the fires in Canada.
Santana Volunteer Firefighters, with the support of the Municipal Firefighters of Machico, were called out to help a woman who had fallen from a considerable height while walking between Queimadas and Caldeirão Verde, Santana.
Due to the bad weather, the search for the tourist who went missing in the Calheta area yesterday has been suspended. The operation will continue tomorrow morning.
SESARAM has admitted that of the 33 ambulances they own, only 17 are operational, 7 are undergoing repairs and the remaining 9 are to be scrapped.
This morning, a fire simulation took place on the firefighting water network in Caminho dos Pretos, as well as assessing the amount of water available for air support.
Six new firefighters were sworn in at the Mixed Firefighters of Ribeira Brava and Ponta do Sol (BMRBPS) this evening.
A man in his thirties was found dead this afternoon in the Mãe de Deus area of Caniço.
Eye witness accounts state, that the behaviour of the man who jumped from the Ribeiro Seco Bridge, Funchal, this afternoon, changed moments before the tragedy happened.
A fire broke out in an abandoned building in the Old Town of Funchal this afternoon.
According to the Civil Protection of Machico, a fire broke out this morning in a forested area of Santo António da Serra, the fire managed to take hold, consuming approximately 2,000m².
Today, the 19th of January, one hundred firefighters from different municipal fire departments and members of the Portuguese Red Cross (CVP), who are responsible for transporting either positive or suspected Covid cases were called forward to receive their first Pfizer vaccination.
The Regional Secretary for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, was at Montado da Esperança, parish of São Roque, today, the 11th of November, as the first of the 88,500 plants, shrubs and trees were planted as part of the reforestation of an area covering 45 hectares. These include leafy and indigenous species.
The Câmara de Lobos Public Security Police, BIR (Rapid Response Brigade), undercover agents, the Judiciary Police and firefighters were this morning involved in a large-scale police operation that started at 7 am and ended at 11 am, at a property located on the border between Câmara de Lobos and Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
Emergency services were called this afternoon (29th), after someone fell into a ravine in the Prainha area of Caniçal.
Although, information is sketchy, the emergency services have confirmed that the fall was fatal, and that the recovery of the body has been passed over to the competent authorities.