Event Title
Declining Employment of Professional Firefighters: How is it Affecting our Chance of Survival?
Location
CSU 202
Start Date
9-4-2012 2:00 PM
End Date
9-4-2012 3:00 PM
Student's Major
Economics
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Ihsuan Li
Mentor's Department
Economics
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
This research presents an economic model for medical emergency survival rate determined by the community’s choice between volunteer and professional firefighting services. Using county-level data from the US Census Bureau and United States Fire Association, OLS regression techniques will be used to estimate the age-adjusted mortality rate from variables of: community staffing choice of public services, community demographics and the demand equation for public services. The model will predict evidence that communities with a larger percentage of professional firefighters will result in a higher age-adjusted mortality rate. If these results prove positive, this research could influence the public demand for fire protection, government policy and an increase in budgets for public safety service.
Declining Employment of Professional Firefighters: How is it Affecting our Chance of Survival?
CSU 202
This research presents an economic model for medical emergency survival rate determined by the community’s choice between volunteer and professional firefighting services. Using county-level data from the US Census Bureau and United States Fire Association, OLS regression techniques will be used to estimate the age-adjusted mortality rate from variables of: community staffing choice of public services, community demographics and the demand equation for public services. The model will predict evidence that communities with a larger percentage of professional firefighters will result in a higher age-adjusted mortality rate. If these results prove positive, this research could influence the public demand for fire protection, government policy and an increase in budgets for public safety service.
Recommended Citation
Bemenderfer, Justin. "Declining Employment of Professional Firefighters: How is it Affecting our Chance of Survival?." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 9, 2012.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2012/oral-session-11/3
