The draft law of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection entitled: “Framework for Strengthening Resistance: Provisions for Civil Protection and the Fire Department has been put into public consultation.

Among other things, the regional governors are given the opportunity to recommend the declaration of emergency for areas within their administrative boundaries, while the Fire Brigade is included in the composition of the Risk Assessment Committee to enhance operational coordination.

The draft law is directly linked to the National Protection Protection Program “AIGIS”, which is expected to receive new flying means. For the manning and operation of these means, the process of recruiting firefighters, such as pilots, techniques and engineers, is accelerated and simplified.

In addition, the new framework abolishes the system of written examinations for the recruitment of special tasks. Instead, there is a system of scoring a system with objective and impartial criteria, both for the introduction of individuals into the Fire Brigade and for the transfer of already serving staff.

Particular care is also taken to strengthen the Health Department of the Fire Department. With the new arrangements, an objective system of selection of doctors is introduced based on defined scoring criteria, ensuring the provision of quality health services to the body’s staff and the proper functioning of the health committees.

Article 11 of the draft law provides for the creation of a new category of Fire Brigade under the name “Firefighters of General Duties” (RES), who are recruited for a seven -year term of public law and objective criteria, without written examinations. 150 organic positions are recommended, with a corresponding reduction in organic positions of the other categories, and it is projected to change the number of posts by presidential decree.

Finally, Article 16 redefines the framework of the urban redevelopment of the working houses of the settlement “Lixouri I” in Kefalonia, which were affected by the earthquakes of 2014. The responsibility for the repair of damage is transferred to the Directorate of Central Greece’s Natural Disaster Impact Restoration Directorate. The Directorate may conclude a program contract with the company “BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE SA”, which undertakes the implementation of the project and the issuance of the required building permits.

The full draft law is available here.

The changes that the bill brings

What changes in emergency situation?

Today, the declaration of an area in an emergency is only 30 days, so that the competent bodies do not prevent the entire actions and legal acts to relieve those affected and constantly demanding extensions. With the promoted provisions, the state of emergency will be up to 6 months, and a 3 -year ceiling is established for the first time to avoid exploitation of certain situations.

In addition, the regional governors are allowed to propose themselves the declaration of an area within the administrative boundaries of a municipality in an emergency state of their competence.

Further, it is added to the composition of the Risk Assessment Committee by the manifestation of weather and all kinds of civil protection risks, the Chief of the Fire Brigade, in order to more effectively exercise its responsibilities.

How does the draft law relate to the AEGIS program?

In the context of the implementation of the National Protection Program “AEGIS”, it is expected to receive new modern volatile media, such as ISR Diamond aircraft, Leonardo -type research and rescue helicopters as well as medium -sized helicopters. Contractors are committed to providing training to Greek pilots and technicians, making it necessary to hire permanent staff. The draft law accelerates, simplifies and rationalize the recruitment of special tasks.

What changes in the process of recruiting firefighters special tasks (operators and mechanical media, navigators, etc.)?

With the current regime for the recruitment of firefighters special duties, it is required to set up exams training committees, consisting of faculty members, who are required to remain in the Ministry of Education for 24 hours. Next, the reluctance of the candidates has been observed to be reviewed in writing in knowledge, for which they are already certified. The result of the above was the cancellation of 2 competitions in 2024 to recruit doctors, navigators and navigators of the Fire Department of Engineers, due to the inability to implement the provisions of the legislation.

For this reason, objectively and impartial criteria for both the introduction of individuals into the Fire Brigade and the transfer of firefighters are established in places of special duties.

What problem is resolved in the Fire Department’s Health Directorate?

Due to the practically inappropriate system of recruitment of firefighting staff, including doctors of the House, most organic doctors’ positions are left vacant, although there is a relevant approval of recruitment with the acts of the Council of Ministers. On the one hand, the provision of high -level medical services to the Fire Brigade and their families and the smooth operation of the House Health Committees, establish a system of recruitment of doctors with objective criteria for selection of candidates rather than examinations.

Article 11 Fire Personnel on term – Add Article 15A to Law 3938/2011

Article 15A is added to Law 3938/2011 (A ’61) as follows:

‘Article 15a Fire Brigade on term of office

The Fire Brigade (PA) is recommended to be a special category of staff called “Firefighters of General Duties” (PCC), which occupy one hundred and fifty (150) organic positions, with a corresponding reduction in the organic positions of the “Pyrrhistos” Redistribution of the organic force of the body, in accordance with the table referred to in Article 77 (1) of Law 4662/2020 (A ’27), on the organizational positions of firefighters, firefighters of five years of obligation (FPY) and Forestry Forestry Firefighters. A presidential decree issued on a proposal by the Ministers of National Economy and Financial, Internal and Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, may increase or decrease the number of organic positions of the above staff.

As PSF. They are recruited by a public law employment relationship with a term of seven (7) years, including the time of education, with a system of objective criteria (molecules), after issuing a notice by the Chief of the PA, Greek citizens.

Article 16 Urban Reconstruction of the Labor Houses of the settlement “Lixouri I” Kefalonia – Replacement par. 1 article 43 of Law 4305/2014

Paragraph 1 of article 43 of Law 4305/2014 (A ‘237), on the regulations of public works issues, shall apply the following amendments: (a) The words “above residences in the Seismic Recovery Service (UNS) of the General Secretariat of Public Works of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transportation and Transportation. In YAS The preparation of the relevant studies and the issuance of the corresponding building permits are assigned “are replaced by the words” damage caused by the above earthquakes in these homes, to the Central Greece’s Natural Disaster Impact Restoration Directorate (DAEF), Legal improvements, paragraph 1 is as follows:

“1. In the context of the urban redevelopment of the working houses of the settlement “Lixouri I” in Kefalonia, which suffered damage from the earthquakes of January 26, 2014 and February 3, 2014, the reconstruction or repair of the damage caused by the above earthquakes in these residences in these residences. (DAEFK-KE), of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. DAEFK-KEE may conclude a program contract with the Société Anonyme under the name “Building Infrastructure of the SA Infrastructure”, which undertakes the implementation of the assigned project and issues the required building permits in the case of the reconstruction. “