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Dear colleagues,

I hereby invite you to participate to the CTIF forest-fires commission’s meeting in Valabre, France, on May 23rd and 24th. For the preparation, please find the following program:
 
1. French doctrine, forest-fires
2. Aero surveillance
3. Simulation
4. New flight base of the Civil Protection in Nimes
5. Meeting with the working group of the European program I.G.N.I.S. (Initiative for Global maNagement of bIg fires through Simulation).

The I.G.N.I.S. program is led, during two years, by 4 countries:
- United Kingdom: Northumberland County
- Italy: Firefighters, public assistance and civil defence department
- Portugal: Firefighters national school
- France: l’ENTENTE pour la forêt Méditerranéenne
 
They work on:
- The growing importance of forest-fires in Europe;
- The impact of climate change and its repercussions on operational responses;
- The lack of resources, the difficulties about coordination with external reinforcements;
- Logistical problems
- The differences between interventions doctrines

The meeting will begin on May 23rd around 19:00 with a diner in Valabre and will end on May 24th around 16:30.

Fire Prevention Commission is organizing 2016 annual meeting. Meeting will take place in London UK, from June 13. to 15. and will be hosted by European Fire Sprinkler Network. A preliminary agenda is attached. Fire Prevention Commission welcomes CTIF members states representatives to join us at the meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Ales Jug (Fire Prevention Commission Chairman) to get more information (ajug@wpi.edu)

Announcement of spring 2016 CTIF Fire Prevention Commission Meeting

CTIF Fire Prevention Commission will hold annual meeting on June 13. -15. Meeting will be hosted by
European Sprinkler Network and will take place in London UK. Plan to discuss:
1. New Fire Prevention Commission members
2. E-learning documents – Where are we and what to do in the future?
    a. Adding a new documents
    b. Organizing a library
    c. Make a user friendly CTIF web page
3. Fire safety in Entertainment facilities – discussion about a proposed guideline
4. Active fire protection systems – Residential fire suppression systems
5. Fire safety as an important part of a holistic safety process (Safe Cities, Safe Community, etc.)
6. Cooperation with other CTIF (and other – CFPA, NFPA, FEU,) commissions – can we optimize
our work?

Dear comrades,
by decision of the International Youth Leader Commission may I invite all national associations of CTIF fort he 13th symposium.

The organization of the 13th Symposium accepts the association of volunteer fire departments of the province Trentino (Italy).

Under the motto „Youth Fire Brigade – challenges of the future“ we want to work in workshops following topics:
1. Transfer oft he Youth Fire Brigade to active duty
2. Integration – challenges / opportunities ?
3. Youth Fire Brigade still has a future?
4. Challenges by children fire departements

Of Each national association can participate 3 teenagers and 2 carers.
The participation fee is 60,00 € per person.

Program:
Thursday, 5th May 2016 - Arrival till 18.00 Uhr
Friday, 6th May 2016 - Symposium
Saturday, 7th May 2016 - Symposium
Sunday, 8th Mai 2016 - Departure

The registration should done till 31th March 2016. Please give us the contact of the delegation
leader with attached table.

After registration you will get more information!

Kind regards

Jörn-Hendrik Kuinke
chairman
Internation Youth Leader Commission of CTIF