Honorary members

Honorary members  are  persons  who  have  made  outstanding scientific  or technical contributions to fire protection and rescue or have notably served the CTIF.

Albert Bürger, Germany. 1978 Honorary Member

Pierre Collinet  France. 1978 Honorary Member, General Secretary 1954-1978

Robert Dollinger , France.  1989 Honorary President. President 1981-1989, General Secretary 1978-1981
 

Willy Gabl , Swtizerland. 1999 Honorary Member

Gunnar Haurum, Denmark. 1997 Honorary President. President 1989-1997

Josef Holaubek , Austria. 1981 Honorary Presidentm President 1960-1981
 

Sepp Kast, Austria. 1991 Honorary Member

Sextus Meyer, Denmark. 1910 Honorary Member. President 1906-1908

Antonio de Moura e Silva, Portugal. 1987 Honorary Member

Willi Pfefferli, Switzerland. 1989 Honorary Member. General Secretary 1981-1989

Riché Luce,  France 1978 Honorary Member

Adolf, Seidl, CSSR. 1935 Honorary Member

Rainer ALHO (Finland) - Ret. Chief Fire Officer, Master of Laws

José Manuel Lourenço BAPTISTA (Portugal) - Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses CTIF Vice-president ret.

Hans Jochen BLÄTTE (Germany)

Dr. János BLESZITY ret. generalmaior (Hungary) - CTIF Vice-president ret.

Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm BOHLMANN (Germany)- CTIF Int. sports competiton leader ret.

Walter EGGER (Switzerland) - Président d‘honneur du CTIF

Brian L. FULLER (United Kingdom)

DI Manfred GEBHARDT (Germany)

Dr. Attila HERA (Hungary)

Andreas HOSP (Austria) - CTIF Auditor ret.

Åke JACOBSSON (Sweden) - CTIF Vice-president ret.

Dr. Oszkar JOKAI (Hungary)

Eugeny E. KIRJUKHANTSEV (Russia)

François MAURER (France) - Président d‘honneur du CTIF, Colonel (e.r.)

Anatoly K. MIKEEV (Russia)

Pitt MERGEN (Luxembourg) - CTIF Auditor ret.

Fédor OBUCHOV (Russia)

Brian ROBINSON (United Kingdom)

Russ SANDERS (U.S.A.) - CTIF Vice-president ret.

Ing. Herbert SCHANDA (Austria) - CTIF Int. competition leader ret.

Adolf SCHINNERL (Austria) - CTIF History Commission Chairman ret. and Leader of the international working group of fire services history. Passed away in 2024. Adolf Schinnerl was one of the founding members of the CTIF History Commission in October 1998. 

Eugeny A. SEREBRENNIKOV (Russia) - CTIF Vice-president ret.

Hinrich STRUVE (Germany)

Manfred VETTER (Germany)

Wilfried WEISSGAERBER (Austria) - CTIF Int. youth competition leader ret.

Dr. iur. Alfred ZEILMAYR (Austria) - CTIF Vice-president and General Secretary ret.

Ralf Ackerman (Germany) - Vice President ret.

Jean-Yves BASSETTI (France) - Chairman of the Health Commission

Francis Levy - Secretary of the Health Commission

Matti Orrainen (Finland) 

Laurent Wehrli (Switzerland) - CTIF Treasurer

Luther Fincher (U.S.A.)

Michel Bour (France) - General Secretary 

Ante Sanader (Croatia) - Vice President

Don Bliss (U.S.A.) - Vice President

Hubert Vetter (Austria) - Vice President (2013-2021), Chairperson of Volunteer Firefighters (from 2017-2021)

Dr. László Bérczi (Hungary) - Vice President (from 2019-2023), Chairperson of Fire Investigation WG

Ole Hansen (Norway) - Vice President (from 2015 - 2023), contact for Associate Members

Zdenek Nytra (Czech Republic) - Vice President (from 2015 - 2023)

Tore Eriksson -  (Sweden) CTIF President 2012 - 2020. Previously vice president and Chair of the HazMat Commission

Marc Mamer (Luxembourg) CTIF Treasurer 2017 -  2024.