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"Portugal's emergency call operators just started a week-long strike. During wildfire season"
From the Lisbon Letter: "Emergency telecommunications operators at Portugal's Civil Protection authority (Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil) walked off the job yesterday, beginning a week-long strike. These are the people who coordinate the response when you call 112: dispatching fire crews, ambulances, search and rescue, and wildfire containment teams...
The operators are demanding the creation of a dedicated professional career path
... The timing is hard to ignore. Portugal is in the middle of its fire season. The heatwave earlier this month pushed temperatures past 40°C in the interior. The Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) deployed 28 drones for wildfire detection. GALP invested €2.7 million in 25 fire stations. And now the people responsible for coordinating the initial emergency response are on strike, demanding basic career recognition."
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"Portugal's emergency call operators just started a week-long strike. During wildfire season"
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