Two firefighters try to put out a forest fire in the outskirts of Viana do Castelo city in northern Portugal. Two firefighters try to put out a forest fire in the outskirts of Viana do Castelo city in northern Portugal August 22, 2005. France, Germany, Italy and Spain offered Portugal help to battle forest fires raging across the country on Sunday after Lisbon made a request to the EU's executive Commission, officials and local media said. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal