Degel, Dirk; Wiesche, Lara; Rachuba, Sebastian; … - In: Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 48 (2014) 2, pp. 149-157
Volunteer fire departments have been founded to ensure public safety in case of fire and to provide support for … professional firefighters. Most of the current stations date back to the beginning of the 19th century. Today, volunteer fire … departments face numerous challenges, such as reduced number of following young volunteers or decreasing public budgets. We …