World Association of Firefighters Assembly of Delegates Meets in Vienna

More+Events ♦ Published: June 15, 2023; 15:42 ♦ (Vindobona)

The CTIF, the International Technical Committee for the Prevention and Extinction of Fire, is holding its annual delegates' meeting in the Austrian capital. The event serves as an international exchange of experience between firefighters and experts from the fire and rescue services. The CTIF Secretary General, Ing. Roman Sykora, who is also the Chief Fire Officer of the City of Vienna - Fire Brigade and Civil Protection, has invited to the Vienna City Hall and the Vienna Fire Brigade Museum for this purpose.

Every year, delegates from CTIF member countries meet for an international exchange of experiences. This year in the Vienna City Hall. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Thomas Ledl / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

The delegates' meeting, attended by 65 participants from more than 30 countries, provides a platform for presenting new projects and discussing issues such as climate change, climate policy, forest fire hazards, and the challenges posed by new technologies, especially lithium batteries, concerning the tasks of fire departments.

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