Tiago Oliveira, the former president of the Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management (Agência para a Gestão Integrada de Fogos Rurais or AGIF), has criticized the agency's recent transfer to the Ministry of Agriculture. During a parliamentary inquiry, Oliveira argued that the move has diminished the agency's political influence and warned of rising costs in the international aerial firefighting rental market.
Former AGIF president criticizes agency's loss of influence
Wednesday, 24 June 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management (Agência para a Gestão Integrada de Fogos Rurais or AGIF) is a public body created in 2018 to coordinate fire prevention and suppression strategies across Portugal. It works to reduce the risk of large-scale wildfires by managing land use and improving inter-agency cooperation.
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- Former AGIF president criticises the entity's transfer to the Ministry of Agriculturecmjornal.pt ·
- Former AGIF president justifies departure and criticises oversightobservador.pt ·
- Wildfires: former AGIF president speaks of pressure in the aerial firefighting rental marketpublico.pt ·
- Wildfires: Former president of management agency highlights pressure on the aerial firefighting rental marketrtp.pt ·
