According to the latest update from the Regional Civil Protection Service, the ongoing fire maintains two theaters of operations located in Serra de Água (Encumeada and Paul da Serra) and in Curral das Freiras.

A total of 102 operatives, 16 vehicles, and aerial resources are involved in the operations, including members of the Special Civil Protection Force, with the continuous support of the Regional Relief Operations Command (CROS), the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), the GNR and the PSP.

In Serra de Água, the four fire outbreaks remain, although with less intensity. One of them, located in Paul da Serra, is evolving towards the Lombada area, Ponta do Sol.

The Service reports that, in Curral das Freiras, the situation “remains worrying” in Fajã dos Cardos, where the fire in Caldeirão do Urzal continues to be active, with upward progression favored by the wind, increasing the risk of propagation.