Government warns that fire risk in Portugal increased by around 40% compared to 2022

Government warns that fire risk in Portugal increased by around 40% compared to 2022

O aumento de risco em cerca de 40% face a 2022 levou a GNR "a sensibilizar as autarquias e os proprietários para a necessidade de proceder às limpezas" dos terrenos para prevenir os incêndios rurais.

Fire risk increased by about 40% compared to 2022

The GNR is currently on the ground throughout the country sensitizing municipalities and landlords to the need to carry out the cleaning required by law regarding building safety”, the minister continued, arguing that “all areas surrounding homes must be cleaned”.

Government warns that fire risk increased 40% compared to 2022

José Luís Carneiro says that the European Union has also warned Mediterranean countries “that the risks this year, compared to previous years, are higher”.

Government warns that fire risk in Portugal increased by around 40% compared to 2022

The fire risk in Portugal today is about 40% higher compared to 2022, the Minister of Internal Affairs said after a meeting with the GNR in Monte Redondo, in the municipality of Leiria. “Today, we were able to hear from the GNR, who has a database that allows comparing various indicators, that in the light of the indicators known today, the risk increases by about 40% compared to 2022. The European Union itself has already sensitized the Mediter…

Fire risk increased by about 40% compared to 2022

The fire risk in Portugal today is about 40% higher compared to 2022, the Minister of Internal Affairs said after a meeting with the GNR in Monte Redondo, in the municipality of Leiria.