Fire Brigade in Finland
175 Jubilee
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CFPA EUROPE
■Jesper Ditlev
■ CEO DBI – Danish Institute of Fire and security Technology
■ Chairman CFPA EUROPE - The Confederation of Fire
Protection Association Europe
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CFPA Europe
■ The Confederation of Fire Protection Association
Europe (CFPA-Europe) is an association of national
organizations in Europe primarily concerned with:
• fire prevention & protection
• safety & security and
• other associated risks
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History of CFPA Europe
■ CFPA Europe was founded in the early seventies by
several Fire Protection Associations from Europe,
■ first mainly for exchange of information,
■ later cooperation in training concepts and the
elaboration of European Fire Protection
recommendations
■ Not for profit organizations
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Objectives of CFPA Europe
■ To advance the knowledge and the understanding of
matters relating to fire science, fire prevention &
protection, safety & security and other associated
risks
■ To encourage the exchange of information in relation
with protection of life and property
■ To facilitate co-operation between members for
undertaking joint programs
■ To carry out or to commission research and studies
■ To foster the development of fire protection
organizations in new countries
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Members of CFPA Europe
ICELAND
SWEDEN
NORWAY
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
DENMARK
BELGIUM
NETHERLANDS
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
ROMANIA
FRANCE
AUSTRIA
SLOVENIA
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
ITALY
SERBIA
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Organisation CFPA Europe
Members
General
assembley
Management
committe
Training
commission
Guideline
commission
Security
commission
Research
commission
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Management committe CFPA-Europe
SWEDEN
FINLAND
UNITED KINGDOM
DENMARK
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
FRANCE
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Resources
■ The Confederation has extensive resources within its
membership, and they include engineers and
technicians with competencies in various fields such
as:
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fire prevention
safety
security prevention
arson
environmental problems
natural hazards
facilities and skills in
■ education and training
■ testing / laboratories
■ inspection and audit services
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Guideline commission - Matti Orrainen
■ Guidelines are developed and ratified
■ Guidelines can be endorsed by EFSAC and/or IE
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Guidelines
■ 29 ratified fire safety
guidelines
■ One ratified natural hazard
guideline
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Training commission – Howard Passey
■ Our aim is to raise the level of public and commercial
awareness for risks in safety & security
■ The national associations offer harmonized training
courses
■ The award of the CFPA Europe Diploma is recognized
across the continent
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Training and education
■ 35 approved courses
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Security commission – Ingeborg Schlosser
■ 4 ratified guidelines
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Research commission – Per Erik Johansson
■ We exchange research programs and national
strategies for fire research
■ We make research results and information on research
available.
■ We compile a European picture of research.
■ We identify areas where cooperation could be started
and perhaps even suggest a larger EU-project.
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Research
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List with on-going research projects
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List of fire research knowledge around the world
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Research ideas;
■ new” batteries and the fire safety of those during their full life cycle, storing,
using, charging and recycling e.g.
■ Solar panels
■ Outside insulation of facades
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Information
■ We exchange information
■ We exchange best practices
■ cfpa-e.eu
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Also network and relationsship
UN
CFPA ASIA
CFPA I
CFPA AFRICA
IE
CFPA AMERICA
EUROFEU
EU
EFSAC
EURALARM
OTHERS
EFSG
CTIF
World FIRE
STATISTICS
CENTRE
FEU
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Thank you for your attention
■ www.cfpa-e.org
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