Motivation in voluntary work

The demands placed on firefighters are constantly increasing, the technical requirements are becoming ever more stringent and the areas of operation ever more diverse. At the same time, volunteer fire brigades in particular are feeling the effects of the changing world of work. Comrades have ever smaller time slots available due to flexibilised working hours, long commutes and increasing demands from professional life.

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• So how do you keep the team together and committed?
• How do you deal with declining commitment/ability due to increasing professional demands in voluntary work?
• How should work be distributed among volunteers to ensure constant safety and quality?
• What requirements must leadership fulfil in voluntary work?
• Leadership through motivation – communication and positive reinforcement
• Time management / task distribution in groups
• Learning / teaching as a motivational achievement

• Managers in the fire brigade / plant and volunteer fire brigade