소방보조인력이 화재피해경감에 미치는 영향

Impact of FireAssistant Personnel on theRe duced Amount of FireDamagein South Korea

Previous studies have examined the status of volunteer fire brigade members, who are classified as firefighting assistants,observed problems in the firefighting administration, and suggested solutions for these problems. These studies aremeaningful because they have led to the proposal and implementation of policies for an efficient firefighting administration. However, the references do not provide evidence on how firefighting assistants reduce the amount of fire damage infirefighting administration. Therefore, this study aimed to statistically analyze the impact of fire assistant personnel on thereduction in the amount of property damaged (RAPD) in South Korea. For this purpose, panel data based on firefightingofficers (FFOs), volunteer firefighters (VFFs), obligatory firefighters (OFFs), and the RAPD of 16 metropolitan councils inSouth Korea from 2011 to 2018 were obtained and analyzed. The results demonstrate that population (POP)/FFO, VFF/FFO,and OFF/FFO did not significantly influence RAPD (p < 0.01). However, negative regression coefficients are shown forPOP/FFO and VFF/FFO, and positive regression coefficients are shown for OFF/FFO. These results can form an evidencebase to explain the relationship between fire assistant personnel and RAPD.