The CTIF Commission for "Extrication and New Technology" is working to encourage and promote the cooperation between fire services and other emergency services around the world.

The commission is working within the ‘ISO’ (International Organization for Standardization) and other international stakeholders to be able to internationally harmonize information and training for the rescue services in the field. 

This international commission is thematically active in three working fields:

1. Extrication & Road Safety (UN Decade)
2. Energy Storage Systems (batteries, solar panels, ...)
3. Smart Tech (robots, self-driving cars, data transmission, ...)

The CTIF Fire Prevention Commission was founded in 2001 in order to assess fire related risks and propose adequate fire prevention measures, examine fire safety and propose fire safety solutions for various types of premises, understand leading causes of home structure fires and home fire injuries and casualties and develop a measure to prevent them, evaluate the risks to fire department personnel and suggests prevention measures to avoid them, analyze and improve fire safety and fire prevention codes of practice, guidelines, and standards. * This commission is restarting and is accepting new members.

The focus for The Health Commission work is to inform about the different risks and prevention based on science, studies, technology, experience, and Best Practices in a way that can be used as guidelines for fire services around the world.

Occupational cancers and mental illnesses should be recognized through regulations and legislation as work related injuries and also be compensated as such. The Health Commission in this new form was launched in a two-day meeting in Paris, France in 2019 and we meet physical at least once every year. This has however not been possible in 2020 and 2021 due to the corona pandemic. We meet whenever we need through online platforms.

We want to make it easier to get more women, persons of colour and all sexual orientations to find work the fire services and to establish equal opportunities for those who are already in the fire service.

• Encourage fire and rescue services to be inclusive for everyone
• Develop and share gender equality plans and best practice recommendations
• Develop recommendations concerning pregnancy, harassment…
• Give advice regarding PPE, uniforms, and fire station facilities
• Identify the number of women in fire and rescue services
• Improve working conditions for all women within fire and rescue services
• ...and more