Póvoa De Lanhoso Well Prepared for Forest Fire Season

The Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso has invested in the civil protection system over the last three years, as never before, and is now better prepared to respond to serious emergencies, such as forest fires. Speaking to O MINHO, its president, Frederico Castro, said that the seminar held today in the town by REN – Rede Elétrica Nacional and the Portuguese Firefighters League is recognition of this work: “More than 140 firefighters from 50 corpo…

Despite the rain of the last few weeks, the lack of moisture increases the flammability indices. The North Shore is currently in a very critical period, but it is still difficult for the SOPFEU to predict how the summer of 2025 for forest fires will be announced. "We had an early spring with a lot of rain, very wet. If we look outside, we see that the trees do not yet have all their foliage. So, the moisture is not retained," explains Isabelle G…