Las mil y una calamidades de los bomberos de Castilla y León tras el incendio más grave de la historia de España: “Es inhumano”

Firefighters from Castilla y León often share their pride in their trade online, where they frequently go without sustaining injuries. However, in private, they admit that some colleagues lack the necessary training or experience. They attribute this not to their own inadequacy, but to the faulty equipment provided, which they must use due to a lack of alternatives.

The Junta, composed of the PP and Vox parties, hires personnel without any requirements beyond a high school education, often without the necessary training, even before deploying them to fight fires or when they are not fluent in the language, as many Spaniards are unwilling to take up the role. Additionally, the financial instability of their resources is a concern: faulty transmitters force them to use their personal phones in areas with no coverage, vehicles are poorly maintained, buffer zones are incomplete, and there are insufficient on-site staff.

Despite the ongoing summer season, they express concerns like this one, "Little happens to us; we're always teetering on the brink of tragedy, relying on luck." Firefighters, along with social and trade union groups, have called for protests in various provinces, including a demonstration on this Friday.