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   <image:caption>Executed by Microsoft Co-Pilot. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>From an idea by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF, executed by MS CoPilot. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Public DomainAI Generated Firefighters Taking Break Exhausted firefighters rest and hydrate against the backdrop of a smoky scene after combating a blaze. Downloaded from Stockcake.com </image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Copilot_20251003_154252.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Biological brain vs AI and robotics. Simple illustration executed by MS CoPilot.</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/uk-rural-part-time-firefighters-are-now-fighting-their-pensions</loc>
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   <image:caption>From an idea by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF, executed by MS Copilot.  </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/every-fire-death-one-too-many-how-well-austria-protected-against-house-fires</loc>
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   <image:caption>Symbolic photo attached: Press team ffwrn.at (Publication is permitted free of charge if the source is correctly cited and in connection with the reporting on this press release.)</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/117-ctif-delegates-29-countries-met-discuss-alarm-and-communication-fire-service-history</loc>
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   <image:caption>The History Commission October 8th, 1025,  in Salzburg.</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>The CTIF History Commission meeting in Salzburg October 8, 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>The CTIF History Commission meeting in Salzburg October 8, 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>The CTIF History Commission meeting in Salzburg October 8, 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>The CTIF History Commission meeting in Salzburg October 8, 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>The CTIF History Commission meeting in Salzburg October 8, 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Sam Lee and Amanda Riggins Peden are known in Fountain Inn, South Carolina for their big Halloween decorations. This year, the couple's house appears to be engulfed in flames through an amazing illusion. Courtesy Sam Lee</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>View of the refinery explosion in Catano, Puerto Rico in 2009, just moments after the initial explosion. Photo was taken from across the bay in Old San Juan. Deutsch: Raffineriefeuer in Catano, Puerto Rico kurz nach der ersten Explosion. Fotografiert von Old San Juan aus. Date	23 October 2009 Source	Own work Author	Enriquillonyc</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Screenshot from the 2025 CTIF explainer video.</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Cold Cut Systems' engineer Lena Ulwemann accepting the award in Athens, October 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>By CAL FIRE_Official - Palisades Fire, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=157766656</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/10-firefighters-injured-after-accident-pool-cleaning-chemicals</loc>
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  <lastmod>2025-10-20T22:33:37+00:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Copilot_20251020_152822.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>From an idea by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF, executed by MS CoPilot. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/ctif-position-statement-papers-transition-civil-defence-and-ec-proposal-form-new-international</loc>
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  <lastmod>2026-04-21T21:26:07+00:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Copilot_20251021_115446.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>CTIF transitioning to civil defence. From an idea by Bjorn Ulfsson / CTIF, executed by MS CoPilot. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/ales-jug-elected-chair-ctif-fire-prevention-commission-during-meeting-slovenia-autumn-2025</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-22%20at%2014.02.43%20copy.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Fire%20Prevention%20Commission%202025.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-22%20at%2014.01.27.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-22%20at%2014.02.41.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-22%20at%2014.02.42%20copy%202.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-22%20at%2014.02.42%20copy%203.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-22%20at%2014.02.42%20copy.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-22%20at%2014.02.42.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-22%20at%2014.02.43.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Fire Prevention Commission Meeting in Slovenia, 2026.</image:caption>
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 </url>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/national-ctif-competition-young-firefighters-major-qualifying-event-international-firefighting</loc>
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  <lastmod>2025-10-22T21:06:39+00:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/fe909c32-5559-4417-bc44-f3f0f9e960c4.JPG</image:loc>
   <image:caption> Pornic (France) October 21: the national CTIF youth team qualification event — a key step toward the International Firefighting Competitions to be held in the Czech Republic in 2026. Photos by Christophe Marshal,. CTIIF Vice President.</image:caption>
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 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/high-level-tunnel-training-firefighters-road-tunnel-fire-suppression-under-real-conditions</loc>
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  <lastmod>2025-10-23T17:04:46+00:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/TTZ_Lo%CC%88schtraining-3.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Tunnel Fire Training in Austria.  FEUERWEHR.AT | M. Seyfert  TTZ-Sprecher.jpg: LFV Stmk/Meier</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/TTZ_Gruppe.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption> FEUERWEHR.AT | M. Seyfert  TTZ-Sprecher.jpg: LFV Stmk/Meier</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/TTZ_Lo%CC%88schtraining-1_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>FEUERWEHR.AT | M. Seyfert  TTZ-Sprecher.jpg: LFV Stmk/Meier</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/TTZ_Lo%CC%88schtraining-2.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>M. Seyfert  TTZ-Sprecher.jpg: LFV Stmk/Meier</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/TTZ_Sprecher.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>FEUERWEHR.AT | M. Seyfert  TTZ-Sprecher.jpg: LFV Stmk/Meier</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/TTZ_Waggon.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>FEUERWEHR.AT | M. Seyfert  TTZ-Sprecher.jpg: LFV Stmk/Meier</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/120-delegates-15-countries-met-austria-competitions-commission-meeting-and-judges-training</loc>
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  <lastmod>2025-10-28T21:29:16+00:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/LINZ%202025%20-%201.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>120  delegates from 15 countries met in Linz, Austria for the Competitions Commission Meeting Fall 2025.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-24%20at%2004.41.06%20%281%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-24%20at%2004.41.06%20%282%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-24%20at%2004.41.06_0.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-24%20at%2004.41.07.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-25%20at%2000.41.32%20%281%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-25%20at%2000.41.32%20%282%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-25%20at%2000.41.32.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-25%20at%2000.41.33%20%281%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-25%20at%2000.41.33%20%282%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-25%20at%2000.41.33.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-10-25%20at%2000.41.34.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Competitions Commission Meeting October 23rd to 25 of October 2025. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/concept-cars-destroyed-fire-design-studio-lithium-batteries-suspected-be-cause</loc>
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  <lastmod>2025-10-28T18:41:21+00:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Pasadena-Advanced-Design-Studio-002-720x405.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The Pasadena Advanced GM Design Studio</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/startup-company-unveils-smart-wildfire-sprinkler-system-detects-heat-and-protects-homes</loc>
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  <lastmod>2025-10-28T22:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Screenshot%202025-10-28%20at%2014.47.53.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Defense Delivered sprinkler system for protection of residential buildings against wildfires.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/europe-simulated-catastrophic-solar-storm-2025-all-e-communication-and-navigation-would-be</loc>
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  <lastmod>2025-11-12T21:08:33+00:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Copilot_20251028_162712.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>A satellite being destroyed by intense solar radiation during an imagined future extreme solar storm. Illustration generated by MS Copilot, from an idea by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/monterey-county-moves-towards-bess-ban-after-massive-fire-moss-landing-january-2025</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://ctif.org/news/monterey-county-moves-towards-bess-ban-after-massive-fire-moss-landing-january-2025"/>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/1280px-Moss_Landing_Power_Plant_p1270026.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moss_Landing_Power_Plant_p1270026.jpg</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/ai-wildfire-modelling-transforming-how-fire-agencies-predict-plan-and-respond-wildfires</loc>
  <xhtml:link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://ctif.org/news/ai-wildfire-modelling-transforming-how-fire-agencies-predict-plan-and-respond-wildfires"/>
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  <lastmod>2025-10-29T21:08:23+00:00</lastmod>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Copilot_20251029_113221.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>AI predicting wildfires. From an idea by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF, executed by MS CoPilot.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/us-state-wisconsin-want-make-sprinklers-older-buildings-mandatory</loc>
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  <lastmod>2025-10-29T19:02:51+00:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Copilot_20251029_115250.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Fire sprinkler legislation updates for older buildings. From an idea by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF, executed by MS CoPilot. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/german-police-has-arrested-two-press-photographers-accused-arson</loc>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/first-volume-book-100-cities-100-years-evaluation-urban-fire-risks-has-been-published</loc>
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   <image:caption>Screenshot from the book description</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>The tower prior to its partial collapse. By Dmitry Tonkonog and Ksenia Fedosova - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23771172</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/drone-sightings-brussels-and-stockholm-airports-start-questions-about-airport-safety-across</loc>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/lack-coordination-led-evacuation-delays-and-chaos-during-palisades-fire-lapd-report-says</loc>
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   <image:caption>date_range Date  2016 create Source  pixabay.com link Link  https://pixabay.com/ SOURCE LINK, CLEARANCE &amp; RESEARCH copyright Copyright info  This image is from Pixabay and was published prior to July 2017 under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication license https://web.archive.org/web/20161229043156/https://pixabay.com/en/service/terms/ . In July 2017, Pixabay switched the old sitewide license for all uploads from Creative Commons CC0 to a custom license arrangement </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/severe-geomagnetic-storm-threatened-power-grids-and-communications-worldwide-nov-12-2025</loc>
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   <image:caption>Illustration Credit: An imaginary image of Earth being severely affected by solar storms. Executed by MS CoPilot from a visual prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/lafd-under-scrutiny-after-firefighter-complaints-allegedly-ignored-deadly-palisades-fire</loc>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/fire-lounge-power-bank-exploded-passengers-pocket-melbourne-airport</loc>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/bronx-blast-cigarette-butt-suspected-have-sparked-explosion-injures-7-firefighters-during-gas</loc>
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   <image:caption>illustration showing the hidden danger of discarded cigarette butts near flammable vapors. It captures the moment of ignition in a gritty urban setting, with a fireball erupting from the ground as a cigarette lands near a gas leak—highlighting how a small act can trigger a devastating explosion. Executed by MS CoPilot</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/11-countries-participated-ctif-fire-investigation-working-group-meeting-prague-2025</loc>
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   <image:caption>The 10 nations present physically at the October 2025 meeting of the Fire Investigation Working Group in Prague. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/center-fire-statistics-calling-national-data-2024-all-are-invited-submit</loc>
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   <image:caption>CTIF CALL FOR NEW FIRE STATISTICS 2024</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/new-book-100-years-100-cities-presented-center-fire-statistics-meeting-rostock-nov-2025</loc>
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   <image:caption>Peter Wagner (left) and Harald Herweg (right), both CTIF Statistics Centre (European Wing, Germany).</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/iceland-defines-climate-change-security-threat-their-nation-atlantic-ocean-currents-show-signs</loc>
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   <image:caption> Grundarfjörður Iceland - Town next to Kirkjufell Date	Taken on 30 September 2018 Source	Own work Author	Chr Grundo Camera location	64° 55′ 00.01″ N, 23° 15′ 31.28″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/34-delegates-18-nations-met-liverpool-ctif-youth-firefighter-commission-meeting</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/FB_IMG_1763218435247.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Group photo from the CTIF Youth Leaders Commission in Liverpool, in November 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-11-15%20at%2001.32.55.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The CTIF Youth Firefighters Meeting in Liverpool, November 15, 2025.  </image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-11-15%20at%2001.32.54.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The CTIF Youth Firefighters Meeting in Liverpool, November 15, 2025.  </image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-11-15%20at%2001.32.55%20%281%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The CTIF Youth Firefighters Meeting in Liverpool, November 15, 2025.  </image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-11-15%20at%2001.32.55%20%282%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The CTIF Youth Firefighters Meeting in Liverpool, November 15, 2025.  </image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/Screenshot_20251115_173545_Facebook.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Group photo from the CTIF Youth Leaders Commission in Liverpool, in November 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Group photo from the CTIF Youth Leaders Commission in Liverpool, in November 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/Screenshot_20251115_173545_Facebook_0.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Group photo from the CTIF Youth Leaders Commission in Liverpool, in November 2025. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/ctif-vice-president-zisoula-ntasiou-won-giwa-award-environment-and-sustainability-2025</loc>
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   <image:caption>Zisoula Ntasiou, vice president of CTIF at the GIWA event in Athens on November 24, 2025. </image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/ctifs-dr-peter-wagner-spoke-innovations-fire-safety-standards-and-practices-ctifs-sidex-2025</loc>
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   <image:caption>Andy Yeung Yan Kin (Director, Hong Kong Fire Services Department) – left and Dr Peter Wagner (Chair, Center for Fire Statistics of CTIF) -right.</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>The Tunnel Fire Working Group meeting in Prague, November 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>The Tunnel Fire Working Group meeting in Prague November 2025. </image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Illustration Credit:  Executed by MS Co-Pilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson / CTIF. (The image is for illustrational purposed and is not necessarily showing realistic fire development characteristics.)</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Wikipedia Creative Commons License. Nitrous oxide (N2O) whippits used for their euphoric and hallucinatory effect by Dutch youngsters near a secondary school in Utrecht-West, The Netherlands. Datum	3 mei 2017, 15:04:12 Bron	Eigen werk Auteur	Hansmuller</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/us-senate-makes-major-step-towards-recognizing-firefighter-cancers-line-duty-deaths</loc>
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   <image:caption>Firefighters in front of a legislative building. Executed by MS Co-Pilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/spanish-version-added-ctif-operational-guide-2025-emergency-response-electric-vehicles</loc>
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   <image:caption>Screenshot of the upper part of the cover for the Spanish EV guide. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/summary-extraordinary-virtual-ctif-delegates-assembly-2025</loc>
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   <image:caption>Illustration executed by Chat GPT from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF.</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/ctif-wishes-all-members-safe-and-happy-new-year-2026</loc>
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   <image:caption>The 2025-26 CTIF Holiday Card</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/italian-version-added-ctif-operational-guide-2025-emergency-response-electric-vehicles</loc>
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   <image:caption>Screenshot of the Italian version of CTIF EV guide</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/24-delegates-12-nations-met-ctif-forest-fire-commission-bavaria</loc>
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   <image:caption>Figures 3a and b: The tour of the unique Bavarian Mountain Rescue Service's Center for Safety and Training, with its training and continuing education facilities featuring two different helicopter simulators and various indoor environments, generated considerable interest. (Photos: Dr. Cimolino, CTIF) Dr. Ulrich Cimolino Chairman of the Working Group W at the German Mountain Rescue Association (DFV) Member of the CTIF's FFC</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-29%20at%2010.54.01.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption> 2 Fig ures 1a and b: CTIF FFC at the Unterschleißheim Fire Department (near Munich). Markus Brandstätter, Chairman and Commander of the Unterschleißheim Fire Department, explains the department's tasks and vehicles to the CTIF FFC colleagues in fluent English. CTIF Vice President Christoph Marchal, standing next to him, expressed his sincere thanks for the explanations and support during the meeting. (Photos: CTIF; Dr. Cimolino)</image:caption>
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   <image:caption> 4 F igures 2a and b: During the fire on the Großer Montoni mountain in Prad (South Tyrol, Italy), the forest fire could only be stopped with the help of firefighters and the immediate deployment of several helicopters to transport personnel, equipment, and wat er, as well as the use of a retardant agent just a few trees away from the transmitter site. The transmitter site has no redundancies, and if the fire had occurred, radio communications for roads (including parts of the Brenner motorway!), railways, </image:caption>
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   <image:caption> 4 F igures 2a and b: During the fire on the Großer Montoni mountain in Prad (South Tyrol, Italy), the forest fire could only be stopped with the help of firefighters and the immediate deployment of several helicopters to transport personnel, equipment, and wat er, as well as the use of a retardant agent just a few trees away from the transmitter site. The transmitter site has no redundancies, and if the fire had occurred, radio communications for roads (including parts of the Brenner motorway!), railways, </image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-29%20at%2011.26.50.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Figures 3a and b: The tour of the unique Bavarian Mountain Rescue Service's Center for Safety and Training, with its training and continuing education facilities featuring two different helicopter simulators and various indoor environments, generated considerable interest. (Photos: Dr. Cimolino, CTIF) Dr. Ulrich Cimolino Chairman of the Working Group W at the German Mountain Rescue Association (DFV) Member of the CTIF's FFC</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/Forest%20Fire%20Meeting%20December%209th.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>The CTIF Forest Fire Meeting in Bavaria, November 9th, 2026</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>A schematic view of a satellite capturing an ocean wave from space. The image is meant for illustration purposes and is not scientifically correct. Executed by MS CoPilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/least-two-dead-mudslides-and-flooding-southern-california-during-christmas</loc>
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   <image:caption>Generated by MS CoPilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson / CTIF. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/100-cities-100-years-evaluation-urban-fire-risks-milestone-fire-statistics-globally</loc>
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   <image:caption>The two books 100 Cities - 100 Years, volume 1 and 2, side by side.</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/swiss-investigators-probe-safety-failures-after-2025-new-years-flashover-fire-killed-40-people</loc>
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   <image:caption>The building of the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, photographed on 2 January 2026, the day after the fire. By Christian David - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=181118712</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/iceland-had-warmest-christmas-eve-2025-country-has-ever-recorded-almost-20-c-67-f</loc>
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   <image:caption>Photo Credit: Wikipedia Creative Commons License  English: Freshly rotated icebergs at Jökulsárlón (Iceland). The different marks on the iceberg show its different positions over time. The blue areas (previously submerged) are evidence of the iceberg's recent rotation.  Date: 23 July 2023, 15:50:36  Own work, from gileslaurent.com</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/belgium-records-sharp-decline-fatal-house-fires-2025-national-report-shows</loc>
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   <image:caption>Belgische brandweerauto Date	4 January 2018 Source	Own work Author	Dickelbers</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/direktion-fire-rescue-awards-2026-deadline-extended-midnight-march-6-cet</loc>
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   <image:caption> Pirque Santiago de Chile Date	21 January 2017, 02:33 Source	Incendio forestal en Pirque Santiago de Chile Author	Pablo Trincado from Santiago de Chile, Chile</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>On 15 October, flash floods hit the north coast of Crete.[4] Extensive damage was reported in many seaside areas.[5] Settlements affected included Agia Pelagia, Lygaria, Chania and Lasithi.[6] By Ontheway Advice - Agia Pelagia, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58372044</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/karachi-mall-fire-becomes-one-pakistans-deadliest-confirmed-death-toll-climbs-67</loc>
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   <image:caption>Collapsed exterior of Gul Plaza after the fire which destroyed it. Date	22 January 2026 Source	Press Conference on Saniha Gul Plaza Karachi, Dr Ashraf Asif Jalali, 22 January 2026 Author	Dr Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali Camera location	24° 51′ 54.36″ N, 67° 01′ 26.76″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.	</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/indonesia-landslide-leaves-villages-buried-and-more-80-people-missing-west-java</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Flood_in_Southeast_Aceh_Regency%2C_Sumatra.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>By Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management - https://www.bnpb.go.id/berita/upaya-percepatan-penanganan-darurat-bnpb-berikan-pendampingan-banjir-di-aceh, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=179111951</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/new-lafd-chief-rejects-probe-edits-softened-palisades-fire-report</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Copilot_20260126_130248.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>An imagined scene of people protesting the Palisades report. Executed by MS CoPilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson</image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/explosion-greek-cookie-factory-kills-five-and-injures-seven-explosion</loc>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/canadian-study-warns-fewer-forest-fires-are-now-causing-greater-destruction</loc>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/three-firefighters-injured-sudden-flashover</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-28%20at%2012.07.57.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Screenshot of the WPRI.com YouTube video below</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/firefighters-battle-emergency-level-bushfires-extreme-heatwave-grips-south-east-australia</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Sydney%20Bushfire.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Sydney Bushfire. Photo Credit (above) Photo: A bushfire at Llanilo, western Sydney, 2016. (Twitter: @FRNSW)</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/ev-safety-inc-expands-access-fireguard-barriers-and-training-ev-thermal-events-rise</loc>
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   <image:caption>Photo: https://evsafetyproducts.com/</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/support-ctiforg-journalism-gofundme</loc>
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   <image:caption>Photo by KIRTJ.se</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/100-cities-100-years-evaluation-urban-fire-risks-volumes-i-iii-now-available-online</loc>
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   <image:caption>100 Cities -  100 Years volumes 1-3</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/25th-ctif-international-youth-fire-brigade-competition-sumperk-czechia</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/CTIF-7.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>CTIF Games in Villach</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/wildfires-patagonia-impossible-stop</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-03%20at%2011.56.17.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Patagonia wildfires from space. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/news/worldview-image-archive/fires-patagonia-argentina</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/direktion-webinar-resilient-communications-responders-recording-available</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-03%20at%2012.09.35.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Screenshot of the webinar</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/storm-leonardo-slams-southern-spain-forcing-mass-evacuations-and-transport-shutdowns</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-04%20at%2011.11.48.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Storm Leonardo in Andalucia</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/wildfire-home-insurance-under-fire-southern-california</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/Copilot_20260205_095459.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Wildfire insurance crisis in southern California. Executed by MS CoPilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/un-warns-global-water-bankruptcy-demand-surges-and-supplies-collapse-affecting-fire</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/Copilot_20260205_101756.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Global water shortage. Illustration executed by MS CoPilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
 </url>
 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/hong-kong-firefighter-honoured-after-dying-line-duty-during-high-rise-blaze</loc>
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  <lastmod>2026-02-11T18:53:17+00:00</lastmod>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/Copilot_20260211_105209.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Executed by Microsoft Co-Pilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson. </image:caption>
  </image:image>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/turkish-version-added-ctif-operational-guide-2025-emergency-response-electric-vehicles</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-09%20at%2008.05.16.png</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Screen shot of the Turkish version of the EV fire handbook</image:caption>
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 <url>
  <loc>https://ctif.org/fr/node/3187</loc>
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   <image:caption>Illustration created by Microsoft Copilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/wildfire-peer-review-report-land-brandenburg-2025</loc>
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   <image:caption>Screenshot of part of the poster</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Screenshot of the cover of the Croatian version</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/fire-services-austria-2025-fewer-deployments-more-members</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/Statistik_2025_highres.jpg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Statistics for Austria fire services 2025 </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/fire-experts-warn-escalating-lithium-ion-battery-hazards-incidents-surge-across-uk</loc>
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   <image:caption>Illustration created by Microsoft Copilot from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF. </image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/german-version-added-ctif-operational-guide-2025-emergency-response-electric-vehicles-official</loc>
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   <image:caption>Screenshot of the German version of the PDF guide</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>NTSB investigators walk the scene of the Mar. 22 collision between an Air Canada Express plane and a firefighting vehicle on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport.</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>Illustration executed by Chat GPT from a prompt by Bjorn Ulfsson, CTIF.</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/ctif-recognized-key-voice-global-wildfire-strategy-affg-2026-rome</loc>
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   <image:caption>By SSgt Ed Drew - http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imageRetrieve.action?guid=67f31be54037ba64367ee22b4e7aacddc7b5f70c&amp;t=2, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27956095</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>CTIF at AFFG 2026 in Rome</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/c681fc64-bc0d-48f9-8a70-6bda33445c1a.JPG</image:loc>
   <image:caption>CTIF at AFFG 2026 in Rome</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>CTIF at AFFG 2026 in Rome</image:caption>
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  <loc>https://ctif.org/news/two-new-ctif-competitions-chairs-elected-ctif-competition-commission-meeting-eisenstadt</loc>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.28.23.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Ludwig Laut (Austria)- left, new international director firefighting competition, and Thomas Reuter (Germany)- right, new chairman of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission.</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-28%20at%2002.29.44%20%281%29_0.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>CTIF Competitions Meeting March 28, 2026</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>CTIF Competitions Meeting March 28, 2026</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-28%20at%2002.29.45.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>CTIF Competitions Meeting March 28, 2026</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>CTIF Competitions Meeting March 28, 2026</image:caption>
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   <image:caption>CTIF Competitions Meeting March 28, 2026</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.33.36.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Ex and new director of the international firefighting competition,  Eduard Kammerer and Ludwig Laut</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.37.53.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Ex and new chairman of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission Klaus-Georg Franke and Thomas Reuter.</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.40.33.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.40.34%20%281%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.40.34%20%282%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.40.34%20%283%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.40.34%20%284%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.40.34%20%285%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.40.34.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.41.22%20%281%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.41.22%20%282%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.41.22%20%283%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
  </image:image>
  <image:image>
   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.41.22%20%284%29.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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   <image:loc>https://ctif.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-30%20at%2013.41.22.jpeg</image:loc>
   <image:caption>Thomas Reuter (Germany) was elected as the head of the CTIF international firefighting competition commission, and Ludwig Laut (Austria) was elected as the head of the international firefighting competition.</image:caption>
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