Multi-level Assistance Activities of the State Fire Service and the Local Community of Warsaw as a Humanitarian Assistance Process, Taking into Account the Mental Health of Volunteers: A Case Study from Poland
- Institution: Fire University
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4533-232X
- Institution: Fire University
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4695-3993
- Institution: Fire University
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4804-8893
- Year of publication: 2023
- Source: Show
- Pages: 160-176
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/athena.2023.79.08
- PDF: apsp/79/apsp7908.pdf
The research goal of the article was to show the process of providing aid by indicating the multilevel activities of the State Fire Service and Polish society during the military aggression of Russia in Ukraine. The paper analyzes the descriptions of selected aid events carried out by the local community and the officers of the State Fire Service. The analysis covered the period of February to August 2022. Theoretical methods that have been used are analysis – obtaining research material contained in the literature on the subject; synthesis – appropriate matching and integration of research material; comparison – constructing conclusions and final conclusions, generalizing, drawing conclusions. Empirical methods are the case study method and observation, and are selected in the work as a research method that allows for a broad description of a given phenomenon (providing assistance to refugees), its in-depth analysis and evaluation.