Portimão council is to replace the firefighting truck that was burnt-out in the June 12th fire near Marmalete, Monchique.
The council is in talks with the Municipal Civil Protection Service and the Volunteer Firefighters of Portimão to replace the €122,160 truck that was handed over to the fire service in 2014.
This forest firefighting vehicle originally had been supplied with an 85% grant and the council says it already has taken the necessary steps to replace the essential appliance at a cost of €145,000, irrespective of any further grants.
Monchique council already has chipped in to support the immediate replacement of the vehicle, seeing as it was destroyed when dealing with a fire on Monchique’s territory.
Portimão council remains the most indebted council in the Algarve.
