In a note sent to newsrooms, the Army highlights the current presence of three engineering detachments in the Trancoso and Tabuaço regions to create containment strips, improve access, and support direct firefighting, and of fire suppression teams in Vila Real and Ribeira de Pena to eliminate "live combustion" and isolate "smouldering material."

The Army also has surveillance and detection teams "distributed throughout the country, monitoring risks and acting preventively to safeguard lives and property."

In total, this branch of the Armed Forces has mobilized 2,985 service members and 1,291 vehicles this year, having already travelled nearly 225,000 kilometres and accumulated 7,655 mission hours distributed across 16 districts.

Currently, the Army is conducting 16 daily surveillance and detection patrols under the ICNF (Institute for Nature and Forest Conservation), another at the municipal level, and ten under the Revelles Plan, totalling 34 daily patrols on the ground.

In the note sent to newsrooms, the Army emphasizes its "constant and determined efforts to combat the major fires ravaging the country, operating on multiple fronts to support the population and protect natural heritage."

On July 18, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMGFA) announced that approximately six thousand service members will be involved in surveillance, rural fire deterrence, and community awareness operations this year.