Informação: Regional Government prepares amendments to Civil Protection Legal Scheme
The President of the Government announced on the island of Pico that the Regional Government is already working to improve the tools available for the Region in state of emergency situations in the context of the Legal Scheme on the Civil Protection System of the Autonomous Region of the Azores. "We are talking about the improvement of solutions that were in force during the state of emergency. ... Mais >>

Informação: Vasco Cordeiro monitors situation of Hurricane Lorenzo
The President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, met today with several members of his Government. The meeting was aimed at the coordination and preparation of measures that are being implemented in the Region in view of the forecasts for the archipelago, which is expected to be affected by Hurricane Lorenzo. Given the possibility of this hurricane passing through the Azores next Wednesday, proper... Mais >>

Informação: Largest Civil Protection drill in the Azores to begin Friday on Pico and involves 500 participants
The "Bull 2019" drill, the largest organised by the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service (SRPCBA) on an annual basis, begins Friday, July 5, on Pico Island. It is expected to involve the participation of about 500 people with direct and indirect intervention, including operational teams, entities and extras. For three days, the drill will test the efficiency, speed and response of dif... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Civil Protection participates in CASCADE'19, the largest drill held in Portugal
The Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service (SRPCBA) begins today the participation in the European CASCADE'19 drill, the largest ever held in Portugal, which runs until June 1. This drill will test and train the international response in case of activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism as well as the internal response to highly complex emergencies that may occur in cascade. In ... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Civil Protection to reinforce Satellite Communications network used in situations of catastrophe
The Regional Secretary for Health delivered today in Ponta Delgada four of the nine satellite telephones to be used by fire corporations in the archipelago with the aim of reinforcing the redundancy of the Satellite Network operated by the Azores Civil Protection services. "Although the nine islands are already covered by this system, this reinforcement provides the possibility of equipping the 1... Mais >>

Informação: Rui Luís defends that civil protection training for local authorities ensures safe and consolidated civil protection system
The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Povoação that the investment in training and awareness-raising actions for local authorities falls within the consolidation of a safe civil protection system of excellence. "Considering the proximity to citizens and knowledge on the ground, local authorities play a key role when it comes to building bridges with communities in the area of civi... Mais >>

Informação: Rui Luís emphasises relevance of rescue mechanisms available in the Azores in case of natural disaster
The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Ribeira Quente, São Miguel Island, the availability and readiness of rescue mechanisms to assist the Azorean population in case of catastrophe. "We are constantly encouraging cooperation among various entities and we are confident in the existing protection mechanisms in the Azores," said Rui Luís. He spoke on the sidelines of Açor18 dril... Mais >>

Informação: Bull Drill to test response capacity of Civil Protection Agents in seismic crisis scenario, says President of SRPCBA
The President of the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service (SRPCBA) stated today that the Bull18 Drill, to be held between September 20 and 24, will test the effectiveness of various Civil Protection agents in situations of major accident or catastrophe. Carlos Neves spoke at a press conference for the presentation of the drill, which is the largest organised by the Azores Regional Civ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Civil Protection Emergency Plan of the Azores under public consultation in May
The Regional Secretary for Health announced at the Legislative Assembly that, after consulting civil protection agents, the Regional Civil Protection Emergency Plan of the Azores will be under public consultation in May. "The updating of the current plan was a priority of this Government. It took about a year and three months to be drafted and, at the moment, it has been completed," said Rui Lu&#... Mais >>

Informação: Revision of Civil Protection Emergency Plan has been ongoing for a year and will be approved soon, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Regional Government announced today that the revision of the Regional Civil Protection Emergency Plan, which has been ongoing for a year, is already in the process of being concluded. It is expected to be approved by the Council of the Government in April. "We are about to conclude this internal work, which will soon be submitted for opinion to a group of entities. We believe... Mais >>