Current Status and Issues of Volunteer Fire Corps in Mountainous Area in Kyushu : The Occupational Structure of Volunteer Fire Corps

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  • SASADA Keitaro
    Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University
  • SATO Noriko
    Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

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Abstract

Recently, disaster prevention against large-scale disaster is currently a matter of interest. Local governments face significant safety issues of inhabitants in mountainous regions where depopulation and aging are in progress. This study examines the current status of participation in the volunteer fire corps in three mountainous areas in Kyushu by occupation to identify their realities and challenges, using official data and questionnaires. The results show shortage and aging of the members tend to increase their dependency on officials and retired members. Volunteer firemen engaged in forestry and agriculture are frequently dispatched, as well as contractors, although their component ratio is low. Volunteers in Kuma village (regarded as a commutable area) are engaged in a wider range of occupations and their participation rate is lower than the other areas. Morotsuka village (outback area) has established "fire supporters" composed of retired members in each community, and the center of disaster prevention has shifted to officials. In Gokannosho (mostly outback area), volunteer fire corps members engaged in forestry and construction play a leading role in community safety, while a task of search for the missing has add more burden upon the fire corps with its increased need.

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