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Frivillighet och engagemang – Räddningsvärnets framtid i Sverige

Andersson, Filip LU and Fågelqvist, Jack (2022) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20212
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to provide knowledge about what factors that contribute to the recruitment and retention of people among volunteer firefighters in small rural communities. The report also aims to provide ideas of how to promote a sustainable retention of volunteers in rural rescue services. The factors have been identified through various study methods with data obtained from a literature review of rural fire services abroad, several interviews with Swedish voluntary rural firefighters and a national survey. The result shows that having relatives, acquaintances or a role model in a rural rescue service is a significant factor for recruitment. Factors that can be direct barriers to recruitment are the requirements of age and a... (More)
The purpose of this report is to provide knowledge about what factors that contribute to the recruitment and retention of people among volunteer firefighters in small rural communities. The report also aims to provide ideas of how to promote a sustainable retention of volunteers in rural rescue services. The factors have been identified through various study methods with data obtained from a literature review of rural fire services abroad, several interviews with Swedish voluntary rural firefighters and a national survey. The result shows that having relatives, acquaintances or a role model in a rural rescue service is a significant factor for recruitment. Factors that can be direct barriers to recruitment are the requirements of age and a permanent residence with a close distance to the rural rescue service. Furthermore, young children in the family can be a direct barrier to participating in the rescue service. Finally, to promote sustainable recruitment and retention, improvements of equipment, drills, requirements, and clear routines are suggested. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Filip LU and Fågelqvist, Jack
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Volunteering and commitment – The rural rescue service´s future in Sweden
course
VBRM01 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
rural rescue service, rural firefighters, volunteer, voluntariness, recruitment, retention, räddningsvärn, räddningsvärnspersonal, frivillig, frivillighet, rekrytering, bibehålla
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5648
other publication id
LUTVDG/TVBB--5648--SE
language
Swedish
id
9075261
date added to LUP
2022-02-14 11:34:09
date last changed
2022-02-14 11:34:09
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this report is to provide knowledge about what factors that contribute to the recruitment and retention of people among volunteer firefighters in small rural communities. The report also aims to provide ideas of how to promote a sustainable retention of volunteers in rural rescue services. The factors have been identified through various study methods with data obtained from a literature review of rural fire services abroad, several interviews with Swedish voluntary rural firefighters and a national survey. The result shows that having relatives, acquaintances or a role model in a rural rescue service is a significant factor for recruitment. Factors that can be direct barriers to recruitment are the requirements of age and a permanent residence with a close distance to the rural rescue service. Furthermore, young children in the family can be a direct barrier to participating in the rescue service. Finally, to promote sustainable recruitment and retention, improvements of equipment, drills, requirements, and clear routines are suggested.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Filip and Fågelqvist, Jack}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Frivillighet och engagemang – Räddningsvärnets framtid i Sverige}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}