A firefighter reacts after stepping back from the fire in Alvaiazere, center Portugal, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Portugal's Civil Protection Service says firefighters have extinguished two major forest blazes that raced across thick woodland for more than 30 hours and claimed the life of one person. On Monday, more than 7,300 firefighters and almost 2,000 vehicles attended 289 major forest blazes. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
