Firefighter volunteerism in Chinese Filipino brigades

• Main Authors: Chua, Shayne Edelyne Q. Q., Co, Abigail Ann T., Lim, Joy Kathrina K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Volunteer fire fighters > Philippines; Fire fighters > Philippines
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8649
• Institution: De La Salle University

Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, this study aimed to identify the motivations behind firefighter volunteerism, as well as its positive and negative physical and psychological consequences. The Volunteer Function Inventory by Clary et al. (1998) was used to measure six motivating functions, while interview questions based on the said instrument were used to verify responses. Based on data gathered from 69 survey respondents and 26 interviewees, it was concluded that while all six motivating functions were of varied importance or relevance to volunteers, the career function was considered more as a benefit than a motivation. Other benefits (including physical incentives, psychological stress reduction, and social connections) and the stressors (such as physical injury and psychological stress) experienced by volunteers were also identified.