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Fire, Rescue & New Challenges: CTIF Yearly Seminar News

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2021

2021

The Italian CBRN team on mission in Beirut in August 2020.

Stefania Fiore tops April 22 Seminar speaker list with Beirut CBRN mission during Covid-19 pandemic

The CBRN mission was dangerous and complicated during the aftermath of the blast. ...

Stefania Fiore tops April 22 Seminar speaker list with Beirut CBRN mission during Covid-19 pandemic

Seminar teaser movie screen shot

The CTIF seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" is reborn as a webinar on April 22

Challenges during Covid-19, CBRN-efforts in the Beirut explosion, LNG-testing and Wildf...

The CTIF seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" is reborn as a webinar on April 22

2020

2020

Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová

Meet Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová - CTIF´s expert on robot assisted response

Dr Kruijff-Korbayová investigates human-robot teamwork and develops technology for robo...

Meet Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová - CTIF´s expert on robot assisted response

2019

2019

Otsrava

Fire, Rescue & New Challenges Ostrava, day 2

Read more about the CTIF Yearly Seminars here. Stay tuned to CTIF.org for more complete...

Fire, Rescue & New Challenges Ostrava, day 2

Opening of the seminar

The CTIF Seminar in Ostrava Day 1 - See videos from the lecturers!

See videos here of some of the events of Day 1 of the seminar! More complete videos wit...

The CTIF Seminar in Ostrava Day 1 - See videos from the lecturers!

The Ostrava Seminar Hall at Clarion Hotel

See the Final Program for the Ostrava Seminar

We have a fantastic conference room booked for Thursday and Friday, with lots of exhibi...

See the Final Program for the Ostrava Seminar

Tommy Baekgaard Kjaer is one of the speakers in Ostrava October 25-26, 2019.

Only days left until the CTIF Seminar i Ostrava - here´s the final program!

Please observe that NO official dinner will be arranged on Friday night. The Hotel Clar...

Only days left until the CTIF Seminar i Ostrava - here´s the final program!

Ms. Jordan Arnswald is from the IAEA Incident and Emergency Centre, where she works as an Associate Emergency Preparedness Officer.

Come for a great lineup of speakers at CTIF´s 2nd international Fire & Rescue conference!

Registration for the Seminar in Ostrava has been extended until Monday October 14th! ...

Come for a great lineup of speakers at CTIF´s 2nd international Fire & Rescue conference!

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REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 14th for the CTIF Seminar in Ostrava!

The NEW deadline for registration is Monday October 14th! For questions or support, pl...

REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 14th for the CTIF Seminar in Ostrava!

Letterhead for the program newsletter for the Ostrava Seminar

Download the Program and read about the keynote speakers for the Ostrava CTIF Seminar here!

Register and read more about the CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges&q...

Download the Program and read about the keynote speakers for the Ostrava CTIF Seminar here!

Tommy Baekgaard Kjaer is one of the speakers in Ostrava October 25-26, 2019.

The Program for the CTIF Seminar in Ostrava October 25 and 26 is ready!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN The program is packed with interesting speakers! Lectures and spea...

The Program for the CTIF Seminar in Ostrava October 25 and 26 is ready!

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Fire, Rescue & New Challenges, Ostrava 2019

CTIF´s Executive Committee is excited to announce that Ostrava, Czech Republic is hosti...

Fire, Rescue & New Challenges, Ostrava 2019

Ostrava Old Town Square by night.

The CTIF Seminar Fire, Rescue & New Challenges 2019 - Ostrava, Czechia October 25-26

The CTIF Seminar 2019 will focus on four sub headlines: Communications, New Procedures,...

The CTIF Seminar Fire, Rescue & New Challenges 2019 - Ostrava, Czechia October 25-26

2018

2018

Roman Sykora

A lecture on Hazardous Materials with CTIF HazMat Chair Roman Sykora

A lecture with practical HazMat knowledge and lessons learned from the CTIF Seminar in ...

A lecture on Hazardous Materials with CTIF HazMat Chair Roman Sykora

Tommy Baekgaard Kjaer

Tommy Baekgaard Kjaer - A lecture on Cancer and other Occupational Diseases affecting Firefighters

1 HR VIDEO LECTURE: Most of the toxic exposure occurs when you take off your BA mask - ...

Tommy Baekgaard Kjaer - A lecture on Cancer and other Occupational Diseases affecting Firefighters

Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová speaking at the CTIF Seminar in Brussels, Nov 2018

CTIF 2018 Seminar Presentations available!

CTIF 2018 Seminar speaker's presentations are available for download in pdf versio...

CTIF 2018 Seminar Presentations available!

Tommy Baekgaard Kjaer

"We are all in this together - the toxins in the smoke don´t come knocking on your helmet to ask if...

Tommy Baekgaard Kjaer ended the Brussels Seminar 2018 with a powerful lecture on Health...

"We are all in this together - the toxins in the smoke don´t come knocking on your helmet to ask if you are getting paid to put out fires or not"

Tore Eriksson, CTIF, minister Jan Jambon and Tom Van Esbroeck, Commission for Extrication & New Technology

Belgian Public Transport Sector first in the world to adapt the new ISO standard for marking New Pro...

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between CTIF, the Belgian Public Transpor...

Belgian Public Transport Sector first in the world to adapt the new ISO standard for marking New Propulsion Vehicles

Minister Jan Jambon

Belgian minister Jan Jambon: "First Responders are now facing new types of risks and challenges like...

For firefighters and First Responders, New Technology have historically not only meant ...

Belgian minister Jan Jambon: "First Responders are now facing new types of risks and challenges like never before in history"

Kurt Vollmacher

Kurt Vollmacher awarded a special CTIF medal for his work on the new ISO standard

Executive Committé has given Kurt Vollmacher of the Extrication and New Technology Comm...

Kurt Vollmacher awarded a special CTIF medal for his work on the new ISO standard

Opening of the second seminar day

Tore Eriksson, President: "This has been an amazing event and it is important that we continue to ar...

The second of the 2 day CTIF Seminar in Brussels has ended, and the Executive Committé ...

Tore Eriksson, President: "This has been an amazing event and it is important that we continue to arrange this kind of seminar every year from now on"

An instructor teaching a student how to use the FLAIM virtual reality fire training system.

The first realistic virtual reality fire training if its kind, rescue robot demonstrations, drones.....

This rescue robot can gently pick up a thin paper cup and give it to a man in the audie...

The first realistic virtual reality fire training if its kind, rescue robot demonstrations, drones...

Opening of the seminar in Brussels Nov 9 - 2018.

The Seminar Opening: "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" has officially opened

The opening speech was held by Jèrôme Glorie, the Director General of the Civil Securit...

The Seminar Opening: "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" has officially opened

Program

Program for the upcoming CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges"

Read the full program here, and download the program below. Printed programs will be ha...

Program for the upcoming CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges"

Models wearing the CTIF caps

The official CTIF online shop is now open!

The first official CTIF Caps are now available online - (or get yours directly now at &...

The official CTIF online shop is now open!

Commission Europe meeting in Brussels, November 8, 2018.

Commission Europe meeting in Brussels with Dennis Davis as Chair

Commission Europe meeting in Brussels with Dennis Davis as Chair

Group photo from Brussels, Thursday

The Seminar weekend has started in Brussels with Executive Committé and several Commission meetings

The President Tore Eriksson opened the meeting, followed by a presentation from the &qu...

The Seminar weekend has started in Brussels with Executive Committé and several Commission meetings

Rosenbauer Eelectric Concent Truck

The Possibilities of Electric Drive: A presentation on the new Concept Fire Truck at the Brussels Se...

CTIF´s Associate Member Rosenbauer will unveil the latest news on the development of th...

The Possibilities of Electric Drive: A presentation on the new Concept Fire Truck at the Brussels Seminar Fire, Rescue & New Challenges

Pullman Hotel Midi, Brussels. Photo by Bjorn Ulfsson / CTIF NEWS

Practical information for the CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" in Brussels

There is a train from the airport to the Brussel South station. Q-parking is available ...

Practical information for the CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" in Brussels

The Pullman Brussels Center

Arrival information for the CTIF Seminar in Brussels; Fire, Rescue & New Challenges

An official Meet and Greet Coffee will be served from Friday at 8 am, with a chance for...

Arrival information for the CTIF Seminar in Brussels; Fire, Rescue & New Challenges

A solar charging roof being installed.

Asian car manufacturers announce solar panel roofs - creating new high voltage challenge for extrica...

Plans for integrated solar panels on the roof of cars could lead to new challenges for ...

Asian car manufacturers announce solar panel roofs - creating new high voltage challenge for extrication teams

Seminar teaser movie screen shot

Only days left until the CTIF Seminar: Fire, Rescue & New Challenges! See the teaser trailer here!

Only days left until the CTIF Seminar: Fire, Rescue & New Challenges! See the teaser trailer here!

Dr Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová

Speakers´List for the CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges"

New Technologies, drones, Alternative Energy Vehicles, the new ISO Standard and the lat...

Speakers´List for the CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges"

Bullard Thermal Cameras

Meet the Seminar Sponsors: Bullard Thermal Imaging & Safety Gear for Firefighters

Bullard thermal footage is so clear and sharp you can read a newspaper inside the conta...

Meet the Seminar Sponsors: Bullard Thermal Imaging & Safety Gear for Firefighters

FLAIM training

Meet the Seminar Sponsors: FLAIM Training and XVR Virtual Reality Firefighting

FLAIM Trainer™ places firefighters in a realistic training scenario available by utilis...

Meet the Seminar Sponsors: FLAIM Training and XVR Virtual Reality Firefighting

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October 31: Last chance to register for Fire, Rescue & New Challenges

The CTIF seminar "Fire, Rescue and New Challenges" on Friday November 9th and...

October 31: Last chance to register for Fire, Rescue & New Challenges

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Meet Our Sponsors for "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" in Brussels nov 9-10

CTIF and Fire, "Rescue & New Challenges" Seminar in Brussels would like t...

Meet Our Sponsors for "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" in Brussels nov 9-10

Brussels By Night. Photo by Flickr

Deadline Extended to October 31st for CTIF Brussel´s Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges"

In order to accommodate more participants for the Seminar, CTIF has recently secured in...

Deadline Extended to October 31st for CTIF Brussel´s Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges"

Program

Program and Registration Link for the CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" in Brussels

Program and Registration Link for the CTIF Seminar "Fire, Rescue & New Challenges" in Brussels

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Registration is now open: Fire, Rescue & New Challenges - CTIF Seminar in Brussels November 9-10, 20...

The CTIF seminar "Fire, Rescue and New Challenges" will be held for two day...

Registration is now open: Fire, Rescue & New Challenges - CTIF Seminar in Brussels November 9-10, 2018

Thunder Tiger Sirius Search and Rescue Helicopter. Photo: Wikipedia

Fire, Rescue & New Challenges; CTIF Seminar November 9-10

Various speakers on New Technologies, Drones, Best Practices for Alternative Energy Veh...

Fire, Rescue & New Challenges; CTIF Seminar November 9-10

Two UGVs and two UAVs in front of the San Francesco church. Photo Credit: TRADR

Human-Robot Teamwork Technology for Robot-Assisted Disaster Response - A lecture by Ivana Kruijff-Ko...

This lecture is about her work to investigate human-robot teamwork and develop technolo...

Human-Robot Teamwork Technology for Robot-Assisted Disaster Response - A lecture by Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová

Corporate Sponsors

Sponsorship Information for the CTIF Seminar in Brussels

The CTIF seminar Fire, Rescue & New Challenges in Brussels in November now offers s...

Sponsorship Information for the CTIF Seminar in Brussels

Tore Eriksson and Russ Sanders.

The Official CTIF Dinner on November 9th: Fire, Rescue & New Challenges

The Official CTIF Dinner on November 9th: Fire, Rescue & New Challenges

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