The Portuguese National Coordination Center declared the “red alert” for the National Mechanism for Rural Fire Fighting Operations (a “red alert” 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 in the North and Center 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