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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Cosmopolitans and locals among rural emergency service volunteers

Publication Date
1994-January-01
Document Type
Department or Program
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Abstract

In rural regions, trained volunteer firefighters and medics provide emergency services, often with considerable personal risk and without financial reward. However, these Volunteers exhibit two different latent orientations: firefighters are more localistic in their outlook than medical volunteers. These latent...

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