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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2014.28.1.064

A Study on Factors Affecting Formation of Social Capital for Volunteer Fire Brigade  

Woo, Seong-Cheon (Kangwon National University)
Chae, Jin (Gyeonggi Fire Service Academy)
Go, Gi-Bong (Gangwon Fire Headquarters)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.28, no.1, 2014 , pp. 64-70 More about this Journal
Abstract
A Volunteer Fire Brigade is a voluntary social services organization that performs various assistance works in fire fighting activities such as fire fighting and rescue of human lives on a part-time basis. Recently, it has also assumed an important role in the creation of security culture of local society. Besides, it provides diverse service activities related to security of local society. However, as this kind of volunteer fire brigade organization is not in a vigorous state, research for an improvement is being carried out in earnest. As part of a vitalization plan of the volunteer fire brigade, an attempt was made in this research to present an activation plan of the volunteer fire brigade through formation of social capital. Accordingly, efforts were made in this research to investigate and analyze an awareness of social capital among the volunteers and to present on this basis a plan for formation of social capital for the volunteer fire brigade of local society. As a result of the research, it turned out that social norm has the major effect on the formation of social capital for volunteer fire brigade. Therefore, it is our belief that an independent statute should be established to nurture and develop volunteer fire brigades. And when strong mutual trust among the volunteers are formed and efforts for devotion to local society are made on this basis, the security level of local society will be enhanced further.
Keywords
Volunteer fire brigade; Social capital; Service; Devotion; Local society;
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