Knowing of the financial difficulties faced by the Algarve Fire Department, community residents who are part of the Forest Fire Alert Facebook group promoted a fundraiser with the purpose of filling some shortages of protective clothing, allowing the safety of the fire department for all occasions, as well as in the fight of to this epidemiological Covid-19 outbreak.
Associação Alerta de incendio Florestal /Forest fire Alert raised more than 2000 €, which allowed the purchase of protective glasses, scrubs, aprons, hand sanitizer, metal toe capped shoes, protective suits, ethyl alcohol, etc. The equipment was delivered to the fire department of Silves, who will be responsible for distributing to other regional fire stations.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/188450517987882/
