This article outlines the structure and process of volunteer fire and emer
gency medical corporations from a theoretical and practical perspective.
Practical implications for the survival of these organizations are dis
cussed—namely, strategies for increasing participation of minorities and
building rational coproductive relationships between corporations and local
government.
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