Part‐time fire fighters in Canadian municipalities
Cost and effectiveness comparisons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9782174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James C Mcdavid (University of Victoria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 377-387 |
| Publication date | 1986-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1754-7121.1986.tb00815.x |
| OpenAlex | W2134551911 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article reports findings from a cross‐Canada study of municipal fire departments. Data gathered from a survey of 104 fire departments in 1981 and 1982 indicate that the use of part‐time fire fighters in Canadian cities over 10,000 population is widespread. Overall, municipalities that rely on mixed full‐time and part‐time fire departments or on all‐volunteer departments enjoy substantial cost savings. Further, when fire department effectiveness is compared among full‐time, mixed and all‐volunteer departments, full‐time and mixed departments are about equally effective. Fire departments employing a mix of full‐time and part‐time fire fighters, particularly in communities up to 50,000 residents, enjoy the benefits of lower fire service costs without sacrificing effectiveness
Business · Civil engineering · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Fire fighter · Fire protection · Full-time · Population · Service (business · Engineering · Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics · Facility Location and Emergency Management · Homelessness and Social Issues · Marketing · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1994 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |