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iCAFS Magazine

The first edition of iCAFS has been a huge succes! As promised and asked by many, a summary of all presentations and an impression of iCAFS is necessary. This has […]

iCAFS 2018 a big succes!

Thanks to the great speakers, sponsors and last but certainly not least the large amount of international visitors, we can look back at an unforgettable first edition of iCAFS. Never […]

Compressed air foam and storage tank fires

On the second day of iCAFS, Dr. Niall Ramsden of the LASTFIRE GROUP, globally recognised as the leading international industry forum related to storage tank fires with members such as […]

Many wanted him as a speaker, we have him!

iCAFS is pleased to announce the presence of Mr. Wilfried Gräfling, up until last August the Chief Fire Officer of the professional Fire Service Berlin (Germany). During the second day […]

Newsletter September

Here you can download our newsletter, containing more information about the various topics that will pass during iCAFS. Download (PDF) Subscribe for newsletter

Find a place to stay during iCAFS

Would you like to stay in a hotel during iCAFS? These hotels are nearby the symposium: Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Hampton by Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Holiday Inn Express Amsterdam […]

CAFS during wildfires

The climate is changing, causing long warm and also dry summers more frequently. As a result of this the number of wildfires and possibly also the size of these fires […]

Newsletter July

Here you can download our newsletter, containing more information about the various topics that will pass during iCAFS. Download (PDF) Subscribe for newsletter

Speaker: Alberto Acuña

The iCAFS organisation is very glad to inform you that besides all the other interesting speakers, also Alberto Acuña from Spain, who is an expert on foam, will be giving […]

Two new speakers at iCAFS

ICAFS is pleased to announce two new speakers: Rijk van den Dikkenberg who, besides being a Fire Chief in the Netherlands, is well known as Senior Researcher of the Dutch […]

Newsletter June

Here you can download our newsletter, containing more information about the very complete speaker program on iCAFS. Download (PDF) Subscribe for newsletter

And again two great international speakers!

Thanks to the presence of Graeme Day, who is currently the Fire Service Regulation & Oversight Manager at Heathrow Airport as well as a member of the EASA Rule Making […]

Not one but TWO new iCAFS speakers

First of all we welcome Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Schubert. Besides being an official fire marshal for the Landeskriminalamt Sachsen-Anhalt, Stefanie is also a Research Assistant at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg in […]

CAFS used for industrial firefighting?

CAFS used for industrial firefighting? iCAFS has the speaker! We are proud to inform you that dr. Niall Ramsden will also be present during this first edition of iCAFS. He […]

Yet another great iCAFS speaker

With the, very much appreciated, presence of Dr. John Gorrie from Tasmania (Australia) iCAFS will also pay attention to the environmental side of compressed air foam. Dr. John Gorrie has […]

Speaker: Mark Cummins

The iCAFS organization is very pleased to inform you that the American CAFS pioneer Mark Cummins will also give a presentation at this first edition of iCAFS. Mark is known […]

Location iCAFS known

iCAFS will take place at the Novotel Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Besides being an excellent location in relation to among others Schiphol Airport, it offers also excellent congress and parking facilities. […]

A top Chairman for the day

“We’ve got him!” A slogan that suits the man we’ve found willing to take on the role of day chairman during iCAFS. We are therefore happy to announce that none […]

The first international speakers

After the commitment of the Dutch IFV institute, that none other than Mr. Ricardo Weewer (Professor of Fire Service Science, Dutch Fire Service Academy) will give a presentation during iCAFS, […]

Location ICAFS almost final

An international symposium should be held at suitable location, that is both easily accessible, has possibilities to overnight, but also offers sufficient place to the visitors of a symposium. We […]

First sponsor has joined!

The first platinum sponsor of iCAFS has joined us; it is One Seven of Germany. Under the name One Seven, this German company has been developing and manufacturing a wide […]

Dutch IFV first speaker at iCAFS

The organisation of iCAFS is delighted with the promise of the Dutch IFV institute to hold a presentation on the results of their recently conducted scientific study into the use […]