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Title: | Local Emergency Co-production In Australia: The Case Of The New South Wales Rural Fire Service |
Contributor(s): | Wallace, Andrea (author) ; Dollery, Brian (author) |
Publication Date: | 2021 |
Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/57789 |
Abstract: | | Given the vast spatial area and low population density involved, together with the prevalence, frequency, and severity of bushfires, firefighting services in non-metropolitan areas of Australia have always depended heavily on the contribution of volunteer firefighters. Australian volunteer firefighting services represent an unusually high degree of collaboration between local volunteers and state and local governments. In this paper, we examine the nature and operation of the New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service (RFS) through the analytical lens of the local co-production paradigm, to date a dimension of Australian volunteer firefighting that has remained largely unexplored in the scholarly literature. In particular, we examine the comparative advantages that the NSW RFS garners from its unique combination of government funding, professional staff, and volunteer firefighters. The paper concludes by considering the public policy implications of the analysis.
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Source of Publication: | Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 27(3), p. 331-353 |
Publisher: | Regional Science Association, Australian and New Zealand Section |
Place of Publication: | Australia |
ISSN: | 1030-7923 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 4407 Policy and administration |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes |
HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Article UNE Business School
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