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National Firefighters School President resigns and accuses League of "threats and blackmail"

Notícias de Coimbra8 September 2026 at 18:08

The president of the National Firefighters School (ENB) submitted his resignation on Tuesday. The decision was publicly announced and comes at a time of tension between the ENB leadership and the Firefighters League.

The president accused the League of practicing "threats and blackmail" against him and against the institution. These accusations were made in the context of his decision to leave the position, suggesting a deep conflict between the two entities.

The main reason cited for the resignation was the lack of "tranquility, predictability and" — the sentence remains incomplete in what was transmitted, indicating that the situation at ENB became unsustainable for the president.

The National Firefighters School is a reference institution in firefighter training in Portugal, and this resignation represents a moment of instability for the organization. It has not yet been announced who might replace the resigned president.

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