Institutional support for the demands of volunteer firefighters, who denounce the precariousness of their work, is steadily growing. Following months of protests and legal actions, the collective has garnered backing from dozens of entities, associations, unions, and now, numerous town halls and county councils. Even some municipal governments affiliated with the PSC, the party leading the Department of the Interior, have approved supporting motions.
In total, 77 municipalities across 21 Catalan counties have backed the volunteer firefighters' claims, alongside the County Councils of Pallars Sobirà and Ribera d’Ebre. These endorsements were largely achieved through plenary agreements, driven by the collective Bombers Precaris en Lluita (Precarious Firefighters on Strike) in dialogue with local political forces. The diversity of parties supporting the motions highlights the broad consensus.
The motions recognize volunteer firefighters as "integral firefighters," essential for ensuring territorial safety, particularly in forest and dispersed areas. They emphasize that these firefighters perform the same intervention tasks, assume the same risks, and operate under the same command as their full-time counterparts, despite their "deeply precarious" working reality, which they describe as "uberization" and "hidden professionalization."
The agreements urge the Generalitat's Department of the Interior to recognize labor rights, guarantee effective social security and healthcare coverage, including the acknowledgment of work-related accidents and occupational diseases, and to implement risk prevention protocols.
Support comes from towns with volunteer fire stations, such as Sant Climent Sescebes, Arbúcies, Sant Hilari, Sallent, Torà, Espot, Esterri, Llavorsí, Vall de Cardós, Artesa de Segre, Santa Maria Palautordera, Gelida, and Batea, but also from municipalities with official fire stations like Hostalric, Maçanet de la Selva, Sort, Ripoll, Terrassa, and Sant Celoni.
In many instances, motions have been approved unanimously (nearly 30 municipalities) or without any opposing votes. Spokespersons for Bombers Precaris highlight the explicit recognition by mayors and political groups of the volunteer firefighters' work, defending their local communities over party lines.
