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Interschutz postponed until 2022 - may affect plans for CTIF´s Delegates Assembly

The area in Croatia affected by the earthquake. Screenshot from the DW News video featured in the article.

Reports of at least seven dead in Croatian earthquake

Map of the region affected by the landslide

Seven dead in Norway landslide - more victims expected to be found by SAR teams

CTIF and IEDO cooperate to create Best Practice Procedures for emergency drones

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Interschutz postponed until 2022 - may affect plans for CTIF´s Delegates Assembly

CTIF will communicate the new plans for Delegates Assembly 2021 shortly when the EC has...

Interschutz postponed until 2022 - may affect plans for CTIF´s Delegates Assembly

The area in Madrd affected by the Jan 20 explosion. Photo by Emergencias Madrid

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Five floors destroyed and falling debris crushed cars in deadly Madrid explosion

At least three people have been killed 11 people injured in the explosion thought to ha...

Five floors destroyed and falling debris crushed cars in deadly Madrid explosion

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Over 40 dead in earthquake in Indonesia

At least 42 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake on the Indonesian island o...

Over 40 dead in earthquake in Indonesia

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CTIF and IEDO cooperate to create Best Practice Procedures for emergency drones

CTIF and the International Emergency Drone Organisation (IEDO) has signed a Memorandum ...

CTIF and IEDO cooperate to create Best Practice Procedures for emergency drones

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CTIF youth games in Martigny, Switzerland, 2019. Photo by Björn Ulfsson / CTIF News

17 Jul 2022 to 24 Jul 2022

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Confirmed: The CTIF Games are moved to July 2022

The new date is: July 17-24, 2022. The organizer and location remain the same - Celje, ...

Confirmed: The CTIF Games are moved to July 2022

20 Jun 2022 to 25 Jun 2022

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INTERSCHUTZ postponed by one more year – new dates in June 2022

CTIF will communicate the new plans for Delegates Assembly 2021 a.s.a.p when the EC has...

INTERSCHUTZ postponed by one more year – new dates in June 2022

About CTIF

CTIF was founded in 1900 in Paris as “Comité Technique International de prevention et d'extinction de Feu”, for the purposes of encouraging and promoting co-operation among firefighters and other experts in Fire & Rescue throughout the world.

CTIF develops comprehensive world fire statistics by publishing annual reports which offer data on fire issues from 80 different countries and 90 capital cities.

CTIF organizes international conferences and competitions attended by more than 3.000 fire fighters and youth fire brigades from around the world.

CTIF officially has millions of members in 39 countries from Europe, North America and Asia, making it technically the largest firefighting organization in the world.