European fire brigade summits in Paris: Shooting for representation at EU

17. April 2024

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"This is a historical day for the fire brigade associations in Europe! Never before since the World Fire Brigade Association Cifi was founded there was such a shoulder between the representatives of more than 2.7 million members," explains Karl-Heinz Banse, President of the German Fire Brigade Association (DFV), the 1st European fire brigade summit in Paris. Representatives of the fire brigade associations from 18 countries of the European Union had participated in the meeting. You have decided to work for a representation of the European fire brigades in Brussels under the roof of the World Fire Brigade Association Cifif. "Together, in the political center of the European Union, we want to establish a covenant of the fire brigade associations to better represent our interests together.

At the two -day event, association representatives from Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Croatia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Spain, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Cyprus. The initiative and organization of the event was with the German Fire Brigade Association and the French counterpart, the "Fédération Nationale des Sapeors-Pompiers de France" (FNSPF).

"Fire fighting and disaster protection in the European Union are an essential part of the EU security policy. At their meeting in Paris, the representative organizations of the fire brigades of the EU member states reaffirm their extraordinary commitment and their determination to strengthen disaster protection", says the final document signed by all participants. DFV President Banse had urgently made the background in Paris: "Climate change and wars represent an unprecedented threat to society. Vegetation fires and floods as comprehensive areas of use, violent conflicts in which emergency services will become victims: The fire brigades have to face these challenges."

In order to adequately represent the fire brigades as an integral and indispensable part of the security architecture in the national and Europe -wide context in the European Union, the next meeting in October in Brussels is intended to specify the establishment of a permanently occupied office in the heart of the EU. The German Fire Brigade Association has had a representation at the European Union since 2008. The event -related office is housed in the House of the Hessian State Representation.

The 1st European fire brigade summit in Paris marks a historical moment for the fire brigade associations in Europe. For the first time since the CITI World Fire Brigade Association was founded, the representatives of over 2.7 million members of the fire brigade from 18 EU countries have come together to jointly represent the interests of the fire brigades at European level. The event was organized in cooperation between the German Fire Brigade Association (DFV) and the French "Fédération Nationale des Sapeors-Pompiers de France" (FNSPF).

At the two -day meeting, it was decided to work for a representation of the European fire brigades in Brussels under the roof of the CTIF. The goal is to establish a federal government of the fire brigade associations in the political center of the European Union and to better represent the interests of the fire brigade members. In his speech in the French National Assembly, DFV President Karl-Heinz Banse emphasized that the emergency services have the top priority and that no state interests should play a role.

A final document was signed as part of the meeting, which emphasizes the extraordinary commitment of the representative organizations of the fire brigades of the EU member states for disaster protection. Banse pointed out that climate change and conflicts have an unprecedented threat and fire brigades have to face these challenges, regardless of national borders.

In order to adequately represent the fire brigades as an integral part of the security architecture at national and European level, the establishment of a fixed office in the heart of the EU is to be specified at the next meeting in Brussels in October. The DFV has been the only national association since 2008 with a representation at the European Union, which is housed in the House of the Hessian State Representation.

Overall, the 1st European fire brigade summit in Paris shows the growing importance and cooperation of the fire brigade associations in Europe, especially with regard to the challenges of climate change and cross -border missions.

Table: Representation of the European fire brigades in Brussels under the CTIF

Source: German fire brigade association e. V. (DFV)/OTS

European fire brigade summits in Paris: Shooting for representation at EU

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