24/09/24 (Agence Europe) – 49 Spanish firefighters and experts have been sent to Bolivia to help the local authorities deal with an upsurge in forest fires, the European Commission said on Tuesday 24 September. Thanks to the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism, previously deployed in Bolivia in 2019 and 2023, 41 Spanish firefighters have been sent to the department of Santa Cruz. The eight experts sent will be working on fire analysis and incident management. They will be able to benefit...