Fuel increases are "financially strangling" firefighters

dnoticias.pt13 September 2026 at 18:58

The Portuguese Firefighters League (LBP) today warned about the very negative impact of successive fuel price increases on the financial sustainability of humanitarian firefighter associations. The president of LBP, António Nunes, considered that these increases are "strangling" the fire departments.

António Nunes told the Lusil news agency that he has already warned the Secretary of State for Civil Protection, Rui Rocha, about this situation. The warning comes in a context of successive fuel price increases that have profoundly affected the finances of firefighter corps in Portugal.

The Portuguese Firefighters League represents the humanitarian associations that manage firefighter corps throughout the country, being a reference organization in the Portuguese Civil Protection sector.

Why this matters

Humanitarian firefighter associations in Portugal face growing operational costs with fuel, which can compromise the capacity to respond to emergencies. Readers in this region depend directly on these civil protection services, and the LBP's warning to the government indicates that there may be a need for public financial support to ensure the continuity of these organizations.

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