File Picture: Firefighters work to extinguish flames from a forest fire in Cabanoes near Lousa, Portugal, October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
POMBAL, Portugal (Reuters) - Forest fires in Portugal killed 114 people last year. Before any blaze starts this year, elite firefighters are getting ready to strike back.
The government has doubled the National Republican Guard's first strike firefighting units to 1,064 soldiers as part of a plan to shift the task to professionals from volunteers.
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