The Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC), following the decision to increase the level of alert for the Flood Emergency Plan in the Tagus basin, issued an SMS warning to the population, in order to inform citizens in flood-prone areas about the risk of flooding in the next days.   The SMS warning message includes a reference to an ANEPC contact telephone number (+351 214 247 247), through which citizens can clarify any question they might have, until 05-FEV, 5 p.m.   The SMS has no costs for the user and does not require any subscription.   More information here.

The Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC), following the decision to increase the level of alert, issued an SMS warning to the population, in order to inform citizens about the risk of flooding in the next days.   The SMS warning message includes a reference to an ANEPC contact telephone number (+351 214 247 247), through which citizens can clarify any question they might have, until 01-FEV, 5 p.m.   The SMS has no costs for the user and does not require any subscription.   More information here.

The Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC), following today’s decision of increasing the level of alert, issued an SMS warning to the population in several areas of Portugal, in order to inform citizens about extreme wind conditions during dawn and early morning.   The SMS warning message includes a reference to an ANEPC contact telephone number (+351 214 247 247), through which citizens can clarify any question they might have, until 27-JAN, 11 p.m.   The SMS has no costs for the user and does not require any subscription.   More information here.

The Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC), following today’s decision of increasing the level of alert, issued an SMS warning to the population in several areas of Portugal, in order to inform citizens about the extreme weather (snowfall on low altitude areas and high swell in the coast) in the next days.   The SMS warning message includes a reference to an ANEPC contact telephone number (+351 214 247 247), through which citizens can clarify any question they might have, until 22-JAN, 10 p.m.   The SMS has no costs for the user and does not require any subscription.   More information here.

The Portuguese National Coordination Center declared the “IV alert level” for the National Mechanism for Rural Fire Fighting Operations (a “IV alert level” represents the maximum level of readiness and mobilization of civil protection forces and relief units). Therefore the Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) issued a public warning via SMS to the population of Portugal mainland, in order to inform about an extreme risk situation related to rural fires.   The SMS warning message includes a reference to an ANEPC contact telephone number (+351 214 247 247), through which citizens can clarify any question they might have.   The SMS has no costs for the user and does not require any subscription. More information here.

Portugal has, since June 15, two rural firefighting aircraft to respond to requests from the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism.   These medium amphibious aircraft are part of the rescEU European emergency reserve and will be on national territory until October 31. They are ready to be engaged both on national territory and in other European countries, whenever local capacities are insufficient to respond to extreme situations.   The rescEU program, created by the European Union, aims to guarantee a rapid, coordinated and effective response to major disasters, by providing shared resources between member states - such as aircraft, medical units, temporary shelters, transport, generators and NRBQ (nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical) capabilities.   With this initiative, Portugal strengthens its capacity to respond to rural fires and reaffirms its commitment to European solidarity in civil protection.