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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2017.31.5.095

Study of a Improvement Plans about Efficient Operation of Korean Volunteer Fire Departments  

Kim, Hyeong-Do (The Professional Graduate School of Disaster Prevention Kangwon National University)
Lee, Si-Young (The Professional Graduate School of Disaster Prevention Kangwon National University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.31, no.5, 2017 , pp. 95-106 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study sought for an improvement plan of overall fire-fighting activities and all kinds of support activities of service for public welfare of Korean Volunteer Fire Departments by utilizing the internal fire administration data and statistical yearbooks of the (Old)Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS), the statistics of the (Old) National Emergency Management(NEMA), and the data of the National Statistical Office (NSO) of 5 years from 2012 to 2016 and drawing the practical problems through the statistical analysis. The results of the study are as follows: First, the quota management system of Volunteer Fire Departments that considers the characteristics of rural areas should be supplemented. Second, the culture and training system to solve internal conflict factors of Volunteer Fire Departments should be strengthened. Third, management members readership competency of operating organizations including volunteer fire marshals should be strengthened. Fourth, the education and training system of Volunteer Fire Departments to satisfy regional conditions should be established. Fifth, the reward system for Volunteer Fire Departments' activities of large disaster sites should be improved. The result of the study will be expected to be utilized as the basic data to develop Korean Volunteer Fire Departments in the future.
Keywords
Volunteer Fire Department; Quota Management; Culture and Training; Leadership; Education; Reward;
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