World Fireground Survival AssociationWorld Fireground Survival Association

What we do

Events, competitions and courses organized or supported by our members.

  1. 2026 Sanming Fireground Survival Challenge

    Place
    Sanming, Fujian, China
    Organizer
    Sanming Training base with support of FILO (Howie Cheung)

    Domestic and international teams in the Denver Drill, the RIT Challenge and a case-study scenario based on the Hamburg hoarder house. Head referee: Pieter Maes. WFSA was launched here.

  2. Fireground Survival Level I Instructor Course

    Place
    Sanming, Fujian, China
    Organizer
    FILO Safety; lead instructor Pieter Maes

    Five-day instructor course: individual fireground survival skills, self-rescue, search and rescue, and how to teach them.

  3. 3rd Poland Championship on Fire Ground Survival

    Place
    KGHM Ślęza Arena, Wrocław, Poland
    Organizer
    Regional Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Wrocław, GTD

  4. 2nd Polish RIT Championship

    Place
    Arena Toruń, Poland
    Organizer
    Fundacja CFBT.pl, Toruń regional fire service, City of Toruń, Grupa Treningowa Dolny Śląsk

    Rapid intervention teams from across Poland.

  5. International Fireground Survival Championship

    Place
    Sanming Modern Practical Fire Training Center, China
    Organizer
    Sanming Training base with support of FILO (Howie Cheung)

    Eight international teams (Spain, France, Thailand, Korea, Portugal, Germany, Chile, Belgium); podium Spain, Portugal, France; workshops by instructors from Europe and the USA.

  6. 1st International Firefighter Survival Challenge Poland

    Place
    Warsaw, Poland
    Organizer
    Fundacja cfbt.pl

    Judges included Thomas Gruber, Rui Leite, Thierry Guilbert and Pieter Maes.