Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Las Vegas

The CTIF Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Las Vegas, June 13 - 16, 2018, will focus on the role of the fire services during terrorist attacks, fire safety in high rises, fire prevention education, building safety regulations and more, in a meeting spread out over four days during Delegates Assembly.

CTIF Fire Prevention Commission Meeting

Las Vegas, 2018, Conference room: Egyptian 1, Luxor Hotel

Agenda:

Day 1: Wednesday, June 13

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM      Opening remarks, meeting housekeeping  (host – NFPA, dr. Jug)

09:30 AM – 11:30 AM      Annual report about fatal fires in the CTIF member states

Please be prepared for a short 10-minute presentation and discussion

Denmark                               (10 minute presentation)                                 

Finland                                  (10 minute presentation)

Luxembourg                         (10 minute presentation)

Slovenia                               (10 minute presentation)

Sweden                                (10 minute presentation)

The Netherlands                  (10 minute presentation)

 

United Kingdom                  (10 minute presentation)

USA                                    (10 minute presentation)

                                                      Open discussion and future actions

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM      Role of the fire brigade in the terrorist attacks (Jarkko, Russ, Ales) – final discussion before the roundtable

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM         Lunch

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM            Role of the fire brigade in the terrorist attacks – roundtable – by invitation only

Participating: Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and the USA                                               

Day 2: Thursday, June 14

Time: TBA (coordination with Clark County Fire Brigade Fire Prevention Offices)

Detailed information will be provided shortly!

 Tour/Visit

1. Clark County Fire Brigade Fire Prevention Offices
2. Clark County Fire Brigade Command Center
3. Fire Safety measure in the High Rise building

Day 3: Friday, June 15

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM      Role of the fire brigade in the terrorist attacks – roundtable summary and future activities (Jarkko, Russ, Ales)

09:30 AM – 12:00 PM      Fire prevention strategies and models, Fire prevention education  - what works and what not?

Please be prepared for a short 10-minute presentation and discussion

Open discussion and future actions

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM         Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM            Community risk reduction, Eugène van Mierlo

Please be prepared for a short 10-minute presentation and discussion

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM            Coffee break

2:45 PM – 4:30 PM            Domestic fires – combustibility of new materials – what can we do to prevent fires - Report about the FEU working group report – “First mover,” Eugène van Mierlo

Please be prepared for a short 10-minute presentation and discussion

Open discussion and future actions

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM            Fire service of tomorrow / RemBrand project, Eugène van Mierlo

Day 4: Saturday, June 16

09:00 AM – 11:00 PM      The relationship between the building legislation and delivered fire safety

Please be prepared for a short 10-minute presentation and discussion

Open discussion and future actions

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM      Plans and future activities

Wrap-up

Questions and Comments:

Dr. Ales Jug

CTIF Fire Prevention Commission, Chair

E-mail: ales.jug@guest.arnes.si