Civil Protection warns of increased fire danger in coming days

The National Emergency and Civil Protection Administration (ANEPC) warned this Wednesday of an increased risk of fires in rural areas in the coming days, taking into account IPMA forecasts of continued hot and dry weather.

The ANEPC statement said that the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) forecast from Wednesday to Friday indicated an increase in maximum temperature to values ​​above 30 degrees Celsius in the southern region and in Alto Tejo and strong winds from the eastern quadrant, especially at night and in the mornings in the highlands of the North and Center, with gusts up to 80 kilometers per hour.

IPMA also foresees a relative humidity of less than 30% and an increase in fire risk, from very high to maximum, in the Algarve and in the north and center of the country, with an increase in the north and center of the country.

In this context, in relation to the expected risks, ANEPC notes an increased fire risk under favorable conditions for the possible emergence and spread of rural fires, as well as an increased complexity of hostilities, especially in the hinterland in the north and in the center, Lisbon and the Tagus Valley and Alentejo.

In the note, ANEPC reminds that large-scale burning without permission is prohibited and advises the population to contact the city council.

It also recalls that on days of very high and maximum fire risk, cooking fires are prohibited throughout the countryside, except for use outside critical areas and in places duly authorized for fumigation or pest control purposes and the use of brush cutters, brush cutters and choppers .

In connection with weather forecasts, civil protection recommends “the adequacy of behavior and attitude in the face of the danger of fire in rural areas, namely the adoption of the necessary preventive and preventive measures.”