Fire prevention in the California Division of Forestry. . .personnel and practices

Adam Sarapata; William S. Folkman

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Fire prevention in the California Division of Forestry. . .personnel and practices

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Adam Sarapata, William S. Folkman

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Paper PSW-RP-65. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 10 p

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Abstract

A sample of California Division of Forestry employees whose jobs include some contact with the public were queried about job satisfaction and employee motivations, and their responses were related to the Division's fire prevention program. Most respondents felt that Division management considered the program less important than fire suppression and detection. They favored enlarging the program and giving it a higher priority. Their ratings of the effectiveness of fire prevention efforts varied with the techniques used.

Keywords

Calif Div of Forestry, Sarapata Report, fire prevention education, job satisfaction, role perception, motivation, law enforcement

Citation

Sarapata, Adam; Folkman, William S. 1970. Fire prevention in the California Division of Forestry. . .personnel and practices. Res. Paper PSW-RP-65. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 10 p