Cáceres increases the number of SEPEI firefighter candidates from 73 to 99

The Provincial Council of Cáceres has increased from 73 to 99 the maximum number of candidates that the qualifying board may propose in the selection process for Driver-Firefighters of the SEPEI. The measure was adopted by the president of the corporation via a resolution dated November 11, 2026, and was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres No. 0218, dated November 13, 2026, with official reference CVE: BOP-2026-5323.

The agreement is based on reports from the SEPEI included in the file, which identify “urgent needs for operational personnel of the Service” motivated by vacancies produced, service coverage requirements, and the progressive incorporation of new stations into the provincial system. The expansion is supported by Bases 10.5 and 14.3 of the call published in the BOP No. 7, of January 13, 2025, and Article 61.8 of the TREBEP.

From the limit of 73 to the new ceiling of 99

The resolution raises the board’s proposal ceiling from 73 to 99 candidates, but expressly conditions it on the “accredited availability” of the positions corresponding to the 2024 Special Employment Offer, published in the BOP No. 0249, of December 27, 2024, which initially originated from the public employment offers of 2022 and 2023.

The approved text also establishes the terms under which the selection body must act:

• The board may only propose candidates among those who pass the process and always in order of score.
• The technical evaluation criteria and the method of grading the exercises remain unchanged.
• The decision does not affect the grades or the order of precedence provided for in the bases.
• Incorporation will be carried out according to the requirements and deadlines of the bases, with successive editions of the selection course for up to 24 students.

Effects on appointment and service

The resolution orders the communication of the new maximum to the qualifying board, which must formulate the list of proposed candidates once the evaluation according to the bases is completed. From there, the selection course, the appointment for internship, and, where applicable, the appointment as career civil servant personnel follow in sequence.

The agreement will be published in the Official Gazette of the Province, on the electronic notice board, and on the public employment website. The act is final in the administrative route: a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed within two months before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Cáceres or, optionally, a motion for reconsideration before the Presidency within one month. The resolution appears signed in Cáceres on November 12, 2026, by the chief clerk, Álvaro Casas Avilés.

One day with two movements in the process

BOP No. 0218 of November 13 also includes another resolution from the SEPEI regarding the same process: the modification of the selection board for the 73 Firefighter Driver positions, open call, with reference CVE: BOP-2026-5324. The president, Miguel Ángel Morales Sánchez, signed on November 10, 2026, the appointment of Francisco Jesús Rodríguez Corrales as substitute secretary, replacing María Jesús Santurino Vivas.

The process also involves legal action: BOP No. 0211, of November 4, 2026 (CVE: BOP-2026-5128), summoned those interested in ordinary procedure 202/2026 of the Administrative Litigation Court No. 1 of Cáceres, filed by Víctor Manuel Pavón Guillén against the review of the grade for exercise number 2, corresponding to the fourth test for these same 73 positions.

The expansion therefore arrives at a moment of double tension for the process: the staffing of the provincial fire extinguishing service and the open legal front. For the candidates, the change may translate into a greater margin of access, as the board may propose up to 99 names among those who pass the tests; however, it does not modify the grades or the order of precedence, meaning the result will still depend on performance in the exercises. For the municipalities, the key lies in the fine print: the expansion will only be effective if the availability of the positions from the 2024 offer that supports it is verified.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres, No. 0218, of November 13, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, pp. 25445-25446 (official reference: CVE: BOP-2026-5323).