The Forest Police arrested one arsonist per year between 2021 and 2023. Nineteen citizens were also identified for lighting unauthorized fires and two hundred occurrences were registered. This year, in less than two months of the Operational Plan for Fighting Rural Fires, 24 cases have already been reported. Samantha Gannon…
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The CDS Parliamentary Group, together with local Mayors, visited the municipality of Calheta, more precisely some of the parishes most affected by last week's fires.
During a signing ceremony with some of the region's firefighters, Pedro Ramos confirmed that Madeira needs to be protected and that firefighting drones are a must.
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.