On Monday, in his appearance before the Council, President Alfonso Rueda explained that the autonomous administration he heads It will financially support about 300 local entities to employ more than 1,000 people Unemployed to do tasks related, mostly, to fire prevention. It will be through the program “Galicia adds talent: active rural area”, Which will be granted in 2026 in the amount of 20 million euros, an increase of 40% from the current year.
As Xunta completed in a statement sent to the media, at the beginning of next year the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) will publish the order related to this program which will include Contributions to municipalities range from approximately €17,000 to €26,300 per person To employ full-time unemployed people for nine months who devote their efforts to preventive planning, forest or forest valorization, deforestation or biomass management. The amounts depend on the contractor’s profile and contribution pool.
The novelty that will be included in 2026 is The personality of the municipal fire prevention coordinator, He may be a forest engineer, forest technician or have other similar training, and will be responsible, depending on regional planning, for directing the work of people appointed under this initiative.
Additional contract
On the occasion of the creation of this character, An additional contract will be allocated to develop these coordination tasks To all municipal councils committed to the cooperation agreement between Xunta and the Galician Federation of Municipalities and Districts (Fegamp) in matters of prevention and defense against forest fires.
In addition, councils affected by last summer’s large bushfires will be insured The same number of people were appointed this year, As long as they meet all the requirements in the call. That is, as explained in the letter sent by Xunta, if the Council has three contracts for prevention work in 2025, and defense next year, it will have the same number.
Alongside these new developments, the Galician Government also confirms that more contract persons will be appointed for the first time Municipalities have more than 1,500 hectares of secondary strip networks Biomass management. Specifically, they may receive a subsidy for up to five employees, plus two more for the new coordinator.
Added to all this is A Promoting training in fire prevention To enhance employment opportunities for the unemployed who face greater difficulties in finding work.