A second contingent of Civil Protection Department firefighters has returned to Malta after completing its deployment in Portugal, where members assisted local authorities in battling wildfires.The firefighters were welcomed back at Malta International Airport by their families and loved ones following the completion of their mission. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)During their time in Portugal, the Maltese contingent supported Portuguese emergency services in ongoing wildfire operations.Their deployment formed part of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism’s pre-positioning programme, coordinated through the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, DG ECHO.Welcome home!•