The concerning truth about Portugal’s emergency communications system, SIRESP, is that is has not worked properly since 2010, failing with dramatic results in the Pedrógão Grande fire of June this year in which 64 people perished.

The performance reports drawn up by the SIRESP network’s own managers outline a worrying list of failures over the last seven years, failures that are triggered when the system is most needed – during storms, fires NATO summits and papal visits.

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