A first alert dispatch was issued for a rural fire in the Lisbon area, specifically in the municipalities of Alenquer, in the localities of Ribafria and Pereiro de Palhacana. The alert was classified as vegetation-related, involving brush and scrubland.
The authorities have deployed a firefighting response that has seven operatives on the ground. Two ground resources have been mobilized for the fire suppression operations. No air resources have been assigned to this intervention.
The dispatch indicates that this is still an initial phase situation, given that only the first alert level has been activated. Firefighting operations are underway at the time of this dispatch.
