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Volunteer fire fighters

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CTIF Commissions

CTIF is organised around thematical commissions but also regional and ad hoc working groups which enclose several countries and debate around current topics linked with the fire fighting world.

Below you will find a short description to each CTIF commission or working group and their activities.

CTIF Competitions Commission

The CTIF International Fire Brigades Competitions Commission was founded in order to: plan and prepare the International Fire Brigades Competitions held every four years. (...)

CTIF Europe Commission

The CTIF Europe commission was founded in 2001 in order to : develop a better understanding of fire matters throughout the European Union. (...)

Fire and Rescue on Airports

CTIF Commission Rescue and Fire Fighting on Airports

The CTIF commission Rescue and Fire Fighting on Airports was founded in order to: meet in major European airports to visit the airport fire brigade, get an overview of the (. (...)

Fire Prevention

CTIF Fire Prevention Commission

The CTIF Fire Prevention commission was founded in 2001 in order to: examine fire safety and safety solutions for large single storey storage buildings. (...)

Fire Prevention: Exchanges Soaring

During its meetings, the CTIF Fire Prevention Commission listens as the host country describes its fire prevention system. (...)

CTIF Forest Fires Commission

The CTIF Forest Fires commission was founded in 1986 in order to: get to know the organisation, structure, training and equipment of the operational forces in each country. (...)

Forest Symposium in Sintra (Portugal)

The CTIF Forest Fires commission and the Portuguese Fire Fighters Association organised a symposium in Sintra, Portugal, on 17 and 18 April 2008 to discuss the economical and environmental impact (. (...)

The CTIF Forest Fires Commission is a lead partner in a two-year European project called Eurofire which is producing new training standards for forest and wildfire fighters. (...)

Global Wildland Fire Network

The Wildland Fire Advisory Group created in the framework of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction met recently in Germany. (...)

Forest Symposium in Chambery (France)

The symposium was organised by CTIF associate member Iveco Magirus from 2 to 4 June 2008. (...)

Fire Crime in Europe

A European Conference on Exchanging Best Practice in Arson Prevention and Investigation will be held on 15 and 16 September 2008 near Newcastle upon Tyne (UK). (...)

Firewise campaigns

The so-called "Firewise" campaigns were launched in the United States after the catastrophic fires that had occurred in Florida and California in 1985. (...)

Hazardous materials

CTIF Hazmat Commission

The CTIF Hazmat commission was founded in 1993 in order to: concentrate on the subjects of information (marking, data banks) and training. (...)

CTIF History, Museums & Documentation Commission

The CTIF Commission History, Museums and Documentation was founded in 1998 in order to: contribute to an international definition of a "fire fighting museum" elaborate a (. (...)

Commission Activities 2007

From 4 to 8 September 2007, the CTIF History and Museums Commission organised the 15th International Meeting and Conference of Fire Fighting Historians in Hagenberg, Austria. (...)

Commission Activities 2008

The CTIF History, Museums and Documentation commission met on 3 September 2008 in the National Fire Fighters Museum of Myslowice, Poland, where it welcomed new members from Denmark, Luxemburg and (. (...)

Fire Brigade Museums

CTIF set up a certification procedure for fire brigades museums. (...)

Ancient Fire Brigades Vehicles

CTIF set up a certification procedure for ancient fire brigades vehicles. (...)

Congratulations!

Rolf Schamberger, director of the German Fire Brigade Museum in Fulda, Germany (CTIF certified in 2008) and Bozena Paduch Schamberger, scientist from the Central Polish Fire Brigade Museum in (. (...)

International Working Group History

17th meeting 2009

Meeting of International Study Group for the History of the Fire Service and Fire Protection in the CTIF: Culture of Fire Services Ever since Aristoteles we are familiar with the thought to (. (...)

See Agenda. (...)

Regional working group

Danube countries

Who presides over the working group? Ernest EÖRY from Slovenia ist the CTIF Danube countries working group’s current president. (...)

Rescue/Health Service

CTIF Commission Fire Brigades Health Service

The CTIF medical commission was founded in 1902 in order to: encourage exchanges between fire fighters working in the health and rescue services in various countries. (...)

New World, New Risks

This was the title of the conference organised by the CTIF Health Commission, chaired by Jean-Yves Bassetti, in Carcassonne, France, on 4 and 5 July 2008, which was a real success with the (. (...)

Volunteer fire fighters

CTIF Volunteers working group

The CTIF Volunteer Fire Fighting working group was founded in 2007 in order to: find solutions to decreasing volunteer personnel in several countries. (...)

Youth Fire Brigades

CTIF Youth Leader Commission

The CTIF Youth Leader commission was founded in 1973 in order to: develop and promote youth fire brigades activities throughout Europe. (...)

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