Portugal
Representative organization:
Liga Dos Bombeiros Portugueses
Website:
Statistics:
Country area: 92,000 km2
Number of inhabitants: 10,6 million.
Capital city: Lisbon
Number of inhabitants in Lisbon: 680,000
Emergency number: 112 and 117 for forest fires
Number of fire fighters in Portugal:
2,000 career fire fighters
40,000 volunteer fire fighters
Number of fire stations in Portugal:
17 career fire stations
467 volunteer fire stations
(source: Pompiers d’Europe, 2008)