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*Walter Egger, CTIF President
Why does CTIF organise such competitions?What is important for us is the future of our fire and rescue services, and we trust our youth fire brigades to help us achieve this goal. It is a tradition at CTIF to encourage youth activities, and the competitions are one our highlights in this field.
What is the overall atmosphere here in Revinge?There is a very nice atmosphere, and the presentation of the nations is a good barometer for this. The young people are relaxed, they try to understand each other despite the language and cultural barriers, they exchange souvenirs and make new friends.
What are CTIF’s projects for the youth in future?We now look at the competitions 2009 in Ostrava in the Czech Republic. But before that, we will draw the balance of these days’ competitions to improve our organisation even further. We would like to focus on having countries who are not CTIF members. This year we had an Australian team as a guest, and we will surely keep in touch. And two years ago we had the honour to welcome a South Korean team.
Ignaz Mascha, CTIF International Youth Competitions Leader
What is your role?As International Youth Competitions Leader, my work for the next competition starts right now. My tasks consist in organising, providing material, establishing the competition’s and the training’s plan, carrying out the logistics and training the jury members.
Who are the jury members?The jury members are selected directly by the nations. There are two or three persons maximum per country. CTIF does not influence the selection.
How do they get prepared to the competitions?Every two years we organise a training session for the jury members - usually in Linz, Austria. A team made up of Austrian judges can also train colleagues at the competitions venue if needed.
