The Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work

HUMANITIES POLYTECHNIC The Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work Haapavesi Unit P. O Box 62 FIN–86601 HAAPAVESI

ABSTRACT Author(s) Date Elina Perälä 14.4.2003 Title Researching and developing the Youth work of voluntary and part-time fire brigades in Kalajoki, Oulainen and Ylivieska

Tutor(s) Number of pages Pekka Kaunismaa (teacher of Humak) and 70 Piia Vähäsalo (fire chief of Sievi) Abstract

The purpose of this study was to research and develop the youth work of fire brigades. I have always been interested about different sides of fire brigade work and I wanted to advance it in Kalajoki, Oulainen and Ylivieska.

The tasks of this research were to organise and develop youth work at the part-time fire brigade of Kalajoki and the voluntary fire brigade of Ylivieska. The voluntary fire brigade of Oulainen wanted both this study will solve the quality of the activity and develop it forward.

This study carried out as theme interviews in fall 2002. Subjects at the part-time fire brigade of Kalajoki were fire superior, one leader-to-be and one fireman who use to be a leader. At the voluntary fire brigade of Oulainen the subjects were both one leader and one fireman who helped the leader sometimes and youngsters in four groups. At the voluntary fire brigade of Ylivieska interview subjects were five leaders-to-be. So my methods were group interviews (Youngsters and the voluntary fire brigade of Ylivieska), pair interview (the voluntary fire brigade of Oulainen) or individual interviews (the part-time fire brigade of Kalajoki).

In this study the main differences between youngsters and leaders were in the marketing. The youngsters said that they came because of their friends or family members asked them to. The leaders wanted to focus marketing to briefing and demos about their work. Keywords fire brigade, youth work, youngster of fire brigade, voluntary, part-time fire brigade, participation, involvement, education, breeding, youth department