CTIF - International Association of Fire Services for Safer Citizens through Skilled Firefighters

Firefighting during the second world war. Photo: Wikipedia

28th meeting of the CTIF International Study Group for the History of the Fire Services - Hungary in October

CTIF welcomes the Hellenic Volunteer Firefighters Association as Associate members of CTIF

New NFPA Resource to Help First Responders Manage Infection Control During COVID-19

From the CTIF Competitions in 2015. Photo by CTIF

New dates for CTIF Games Commission - Meeting in Austria in October

Researchers may have found a way to safely reuse masks during the COVID-19 crisis

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All physical CTIF meetings postponed or cancelled until further notice - continued strong advice against travel

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All physical CTIF meetings postponed or cancelled until further notice - continued strong advice against travel

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Explosion during Los Angeles fire injured 11 firefighters

Butane stored at a cannabis product distribution center is likely the cause of the fire...

Explosion during Los Angeles fire injured 11 firefighters

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Oil mist explosion may have caused the construction site fire that killed 38 people in South Korea

Many workers were trapped underground and died before the 335 firefighters called out t...

Oil mist explosion may have caused the construction site fire that killed 38 people in South Korea

The La Tuna wildfire in Los Angeles 2017 was the largest in Los Angeles history. This image was originally posted to Flickr by Koala Yummies at https://flickr.com/photos/41802269@N03/36802535882. It was reviewed on 22 September 2017 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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Extraordinary challenges for fire services preparing for wildfire season during pandemic measures

Wildfire season and COVID-19: How to safely evacuate without spreading the virus? ...

Extraordinary challenges for fire services preparing for wildfire season during pandemic measures

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28th meeting of the CTIF International Study Group for the History of the Fire Services - Hungary in October

15 Oct 2020 to 16 Oct 2020

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New dates for CTIF Games Commission - Meeting in Austria in October

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.