Frivillighet och engagemang – Räddningsvärnets framtid i Sverige
(2022) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20212Division 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
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- Marcus Runefors LU
- Emelie Lantz LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Volunteering and commitment – The rural rescue service´s future in Sweden
- course
- VBRM01 20212
- year
- 2022
- 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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