Kolekcionar vatrogasnog znakovlja

Međunarodno natjecanje vatrogasaca CTIF-a održano je od 10. do 15. srpnja 1973. godine u Brnu, Čehoslovačka. Ovo natjecanje bilo je povijesno značajno jer je to bile prve "CTIF igre" održane iza željezne zavjese. Domaćini su bili Čehoslovačka, a natjecanje je bilo izvrsno organizirano unatoč strogom nadzoru sigurnosnih organa tadašnjeg režima. Po prvi put su na međunarodnoj razini uvedene vježbe s vatrogasnim preprekama, koje su do tada bile poznate uglavnom u Istočnom bloku. Ekipe iz zemlje domaćina (Čehoslovačka) bile su profesionalno pripremljene, a austrijske ekipe, koje su često pobjeđivale, doživjele su poraz. Zlatnu medalju u kategoriji III/A (ženske vatrogasne ekipe) osvojila je ekipa Vyšná Šuňava. Prije same ceremonije dodjele nagrada, pobjedničke grupe su demonstrirale svoje vještine uz paralelni start, što je kasnije postalo stalan dio vatrogasnih natjecanja. Natjecanje je okupilo velik broj sudionika, a u sklopu događanja održan je i 7. simpozij CTIF-a. Na ovom prestižnom međunarodnom takmičenju učestvovale su i ekipe iz Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije (SFRJ), nastavljajući tradiciju dobrih rezultata nakon takmičenja u Karlovcu 1966. godine.

The International Firefighting Competition of the CTIF was held from 10 to 15 July 1973 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. This competition was historically significant because it was the first “CTIF Games” held behind the Iron Curtain. The host country was Czechoslovakia, and the event was excellently organized despite the strict supervision of the security authorities of the regime at the time. For the first time at the international level, firefighting obstacle exercises were introduced, which until then had been mostly known in the Eastern Bloc. Teams from the host country (Czechoslovakia) were professionally prepared, while Austrian teams, which had often won previously, suffered defeat. The gold medal in Category III/A (women’s firefighting teams) was won by the team from Vyšná Šuňava. Before the official awards ceremony, the winning teams demonstrated their skills with a parallel start, which later became a regular part of firefighting competitions. The competition gathered a large number of participants, and the 7th CTIF Symposium was also held as part of the event. Teams from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) also took part in this prestigious international competition, continuing the tradition of strong results following the competition held in Karlovac in 1966.