Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of literature about recruitment,
retention and resignation among non-career firefighters. Design/methodology/approach A …

Rural fire services increasingly rely on older volunteers, providing an opportunity to examine
the challenges of the ageing volunteer base that is underway in rural communities. To …

Governments are increasingly eager to involve citizens in co-production of services. They
are seen as a substitution or a supplementary resource in service delivery. Citizens' …

Many nonprofit emergency service organizations rely heavily on volunteers. With the recent
decline in volunteer numbers and the associated economic cost, it is important for nonprofit …

Although the need for emergency service volunteers is increasing internationally, it is
challenging to attract and retain firefighters, who are highly trained and from whom …

Purpose This paper presents a large sample study of fire service volunteer motivations in
Finland. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to explore the differences between initial …

After decades of economic restructuring, many rural communities are struggling to provide
adequate fire and emergency services across their communities. Subsequent population …

In many countries of the world, fire brigades are led by volunteers. Using Germany as an
example, the article examines what motivates volunteer firefighters in rural areas to engage …

The study addressed in this report examined the type, and extent, of direct and indirect
impacts of oil drilling and production on the emergency management function in North …

The volunteer fire service in the United States is experiencing a decline, presenting the
opportunity to study factors impacting current and former volunteer firefighters' ability to …