Editing Sapper (section)

=== Portugal ===
In Portugal, the term "sapper" is used both in the military and in the civilian environment. In the [[Portuguese Army]], a ''sapador de engenharia'' (engineering sapper) is a soldier of the engineer branch that has specialized combat engineer training. A ''sapador de infantaria'' (infantry sapper) is a soldier of the infantry branch that has a similar training and who usually serves in the combat support sapper platoon of an infantry battalion. A ''sapador NBQ'' (NBC sapper) is an engineer branch soldier specialized in [[nuclear, biological and chemical warfare]].

The ''bombeiros-sapadores'' ("sapper-firefighters") are the civil municipal professional firefighters that exist in the main cities of the country. The largest unit of this type is the ''Regimento de Bombeiros Sapadores'' ("sapper-firefighters regiment") maintained by the [[Lisbon]] municipal council. The ''sapadores florestais'' (forest sappers) are the professionals maintained by the [[Government of Portugal|government]], local authorities and large private forestry companies, who cleans and maintain forests and prevents and fights [[forest fire]]s.