A Study of the Relationship between Volunteer Fire Brigade Management and the Efficiency of the Fire Administrations of Metropolitan Governments

This study sought to analyze the relationship between operation of volunteer fire brigades and efficiency fire-fighting administrations. To this end, administrations 16 metropolitan provincial governments in South Korea were measured using data envelopment analysis (DEA) from 2011 2018. In addition, brigade administration was analyzed a Tobit regression model. DEA found that technical based on constant returns scale 82.78 ± 18.12%, variable 89.31 12.46%, 91.72 10.56%. ratio personnel, budget brigade, enforcement Act Establishment Operation Volunteer Fire Brigades have significant positive effects pure local governments. when personnel or had effect administration, statute exerted adjustment effect. thus shows impact