Republican National Guard (GNR)

It also has the Emergency Protection and Relief Unit (UEPS/GNR) which is the specialized unit that has as a specific mission the execution of prevention and intervention actions, throughout the national territory, in situations of serious accident and catastrophe, designated in rural fire incidents, securing missions of Initial Attack (ATI) and Extended Attack (ATA) helicopters, as well as ATI and ground ATA missions.

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Public Safety Police (PSP)

During critical periods, it carries out missions of conditioning access, movement and stay of people and goods within critical areas, as well as monitoring missions on the use of fire, burning of leftovers, making fires and the use of rockets or other pyrotechnic artifacts.

The National Emergency Medical Institute coordinates all health activities in pre-hospital environment, primary and secondary screening and evacuations, referral and transport to appropriate health units, as well as assembly of Advanced Medical Posts.

It is also up to you to the screening and psychological support to provide victims at the scene, with a view to their emotional stabilization and subsequent referral to the Health Units.

In the execution of all support and assistance missions in the field of rural fires, at the National level it is articulated with the National Emergency and Civil Protection Command, at the Regional level with the Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Commands, and at the Sub-Regional level with the Sub-Regional Emergency Commands and Civil Protection and at the scene with the Commander of Emergency Operations.

The Portuguese Red Cross collaborates, in the context of rural fires, in the missions of support and assistance to the population, in close coordination with INEM and the Firefighters.

You can intervene in the domains of relief and health care, psychosocial and logistical support, namely:

in primary and/or secondary evacuation in emergency ambulances;

in the evacuation of people from the villages;

assembling Advanced Medical Posts for patient screening and stabilization;

in the identification, screening and delivery of psychological first aid to people displaced to support centers;

in lifting, storing and distribution of food, water, clothing and masks to the population;

The Institute of Nature and Forest Conservation is the entity responsible for ensuring the implementation of nature and forest conservation policies. It has operatives with a forest vocation, the Forest Sapadores, whose action in the first response is very important for the success of fire extinguishing.

Forest Swimmers are sometimes the first responders to a fire. When this happens, they take command of the operation until the firefighters arrive. Forest Trimmers are great at working with hand tools and contribute decisively to the maintenance of rural spaces.

Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) 

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AFOCELCA, a forest protection company dedicated to the fight against rural fires, cooperates whenever possible in Initial Attack (ATI) and Extended Attack (ATA) actions in areas under its jurisdiction, through additional means of combat: manned and unmanned aircraft, helicopters and ground teams.

It has its own device and technically supports Command Posts (PCO), whenever the operational situation requires it. You can still retain a Communications Operator in all Sub-regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command (CSREPC).

AFOCELCA’s Strategic Analysis periodically available to support the operational decision regarding fire risk.

National Maritime Authority (AMN)  

The Maritime Authority (AM) cooperates in coordinating scooping actions (resupplying water to aircraft engaged in rural fires) to ensure that these operations are conducted safely.

Provides geo-referenced information on locations for scooping actions and respective activation times.

The National Civil Aviation Authority has a close link to the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority and the Air Force, providing aeronautical technical clarification on aircraft participating in civil protection operations.

Check the Licenses (qualifications and validities) of the drivers assigned to the activity and issue their respective fire fighting permits.

Assess the quality of the Aircraft Centers, including the support structures, operation comfort conditions and heliports and airfields, in the view to ensuring operational safety.

The National Scouting Corps intervenes and acts in the domains of logistical support, health and social assistance, according to their own availability.