Volunteers always outnumber paid emergency workers. This the case in most countries. In Australia, the volunteers from the State Emergency Service and the Rur

Volunteers always outnumber paid emergency workers. This the case in most countries. In Australia, the volunteers from the State Emergency Service and the Rural Fire Service would be about 70-80% of all personnel for emergencies. In fact, you have to pay for most of your own safety equipment. One of the weirder things is the most effective logistics support comes from people from the Sikh religion. If there is a fire, flood or any problem Turbans 4 Australia are onsite cooking vegetarian food for anyone who needs it, victims, police, SES and firefighters.T4A not only does not get paid but they pay for all the food.