There are more fires. Almost 14,500 since January – Daily News – Lisbon

The commander of the National Authority for Civil Protection (ANPC) said today “excessive” number of forest fire occurrences, taking into account the area of ​​the country, and highlighted “the remarkable response” fighting device.

At a press conference to swing phase “Charlie” Special’s Willing to Fight Forest Fires, which began July 1 and ends on September 30, the national operational commander, José Manuel Moura, said that the number of fire occurrences are close to the average of the last ten years, and has had 14,374 fires from the beginning of the year.

Since the area burned, stressed José Manuel Moura, is this year 35 percent “below decade the average “, and the flames consumed by 31 August 53 915 hectares.

According to the commander, the decade’s annual average number of occurrences is 14,788, while the average area burned is located at 82,967 hectares.

José Manuel Moura justified compared to the past ten years and not 2014, since last year, registered the lowest figures since records of forest fires.