...Lauren K. McKeague; Christina S. Barsky Purpose Rural communities experience disasters differently than their more urban counterparts and tend to be more susceptible to natural disasters. Simultaneously, rural areas have smaller governments, less diversified economies and fewer financial reserves...

...Marthe Maritsdatter Granlund; Marianne Torp Stensvehagen; Bjørn Tallak T. Bakken; Gerry Larsson Purpose The study aims to gain a deeper understanding of stressors and stress management among Norwegian firefighters in rural areas. Design/methodology/approach The study employed an inductive...