03/09/2012 -  Lisbon authorities request assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to support efforts to tackle a series of forest fires that are raging in Portugal. Two Canadair firefighting aircraft from Spain were deployed to assist in the fire-fighting operations.
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