The CTIF Firefighting Sports Commission
In 2023, a new Fire Sports Commission was created in CTIF, which will host international Fire Competitions with a wider definition than the traditional CTIF Fire Olympics. The first meeting of the new commission was held in Prague on February 19.
The activities of the Competitions Commission would remain the traditional disciplines of the
CTIF.
The activities of the new commission would mainly be:
- organization of competitions in firefighting sports (prerequisite once every two years), in the categories of men’s, women’s and juniors.
- preparation and issuance of competition rules;
- professional training of referees and coaches;
- training camps for adults and juniors in the period between competitions;
- gradual promotion and organization of competitions in other types of firefighter sports
- TFA, Combat Challenge etc.;
Funding of the commission's activities is assumed to be the same as before, i.e. participation fees, sponsors and advertising.
Background on the new commission:
In March 2023, it was proposed that for the further development of the firefighting sport, to separate this area of CTIF activity from the Competitions Commission and establish a new CTIF Commission.
The creation of a new commission and the organization of competitions in fire sports can bring new members to the ranks of CTIF.
The separation of the firefighting sport and the creation of a new CTIF commission was discussed and agreed at the meeting of the Competitions Commission on November 14, 2022.
According to the CTIF Statutes, the creation of the CTIF commission must be agreed to by the EC, and then approved by the Delegate Assembly in Vienna, June 2023.
Firefighter Sports Commission – regular members
Комиссия по пожарному спорту - постоянные члены
CTIF member states from Western, Central, Southern and Eastern Europe have preliminarily
expressed interest in membership in the commission.
Zdeněk Nytra, Czech Republic
Chair Person Председатель комиссии
+420 602775100
LATVIA ЛАТВИЯ
Mr. Vladimir Vetuh
President of the Latvian Fire Sports Federation
CYPRUS КИПР
Mr. Andreas Theophanous
3. NORWAY НОРВЕГИЯ
Mr. Ole Hansen
4. SLOVAKIA СЛОВАКИЯ
Mr. Vladimír Suržin
5. GERMANY ГЕРМАНИЯ
Mr. Ulf Steffens
6. POLAND ПОЛЬША
Mr. Piotr Kalinowski
Head of Unit for Professional Development and Physical Education, Department of Education,
KG PSP – National Headquarters of the State Fire Service
Mr. Szymon Ławecki
Deputy Head of Unit for Professional Development and Physical Education, Department of Education, KG PSP – National Headquarters of the State Fire Service
7. CZECH REPUBLIC ЧЕШСКАЯ РЕСПУБЛИКА
Mr. Tomáš Lefner
Mr. Pavel Musil
8. SERBIA СЕРБИЯ
Mrs. Ana Ilić
Associate members - ассоциированные участники
9. CROATIA ХОРВАТИЯ
Mr. Radovan Zadravec
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10. BULGARIA БОЛГАРИЯ
Mr. Nikolay Nikolaev
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Mr. Stoyan Kolev
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Mr. Valentin Angelov
+35 9888466173
11. MOLDOVA МОЛДОВА
Mr. Valerij Cerga
+37 369368383
12. ESTONIA ЭСТОНИЯ
Mr. Peeter Eylandt
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Mr. Tammepold Margo
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13. UKRAINE УКРАИНА
Mr. Alexander Tarasov
Mr. Vitalij Merenkov
+ 380 (67) 4463950
14. ROMANIA РУМЫНИЯ
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15. AUSTRIA АВСТРИЯ
Mr. Hannes Niedermayr
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16. NORTH MACEDONIA СЕВЕРНАЯ МАКЕДОНИЯ
Mr. Zoran Neshkoski
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Mr. Zoran Kočoski
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On Monday, 19th of February, in Prague, Czech Republic, the first physical meeting of the CTIF commission for firefighting sport was held.
At that meeting, there were representatives from 11 CTIF member countries. 13 of those representatives applied to become members of the new commission.
The meeting was chaired by the chair, former CTIF vice president Zdenek Nytra, and present at the same meeting, was Martin Nekula, as vice-president of CTIF.
At the meeting, all present members of the commission adopted the plan and the program of the commission's work. All plans for 2024 and 2025 were agreed upon.
The next meeting of that commission is planned in autumn in Bulgaria.
Zdeněk Nytra, Czech Republic
Chair Person Председатель комиссии
+420 602775100