Galicia and Portugal boost wildfire prevention efforts

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Galicia and Portugal are strengthening their cooperation on wildfire prevention and suppression. Portuguese officials visited Galicia's central fire coordination center to enhance collaboration. Portuguese emergency officials toured the Xunta's fire coordination center in Santiago de Compostela. They discussed strategies with Galician counterparts to improve coordination in fire management, particularly given their shared forested areas. This meeting builds on existing cooperation, including the use of the Verín-Oímbra airbase for cross-border wildfire response. The goal is to improve regional fire safety.


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