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Article History

Received: 4 August 2023

Accepted: 11 January 2024

First Online: 22 January 2024

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: The study followed the good scientific practice defined by the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK. The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and applicable national guidelines. The research plan was evaluated and accepted by the ethical committee of the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. The ethics committee provided an ethics approval statement on November 13, 2020 (the ethics committee does not use specific numbers for their statements). Research permission was acquired and received from The Finnish Association of Fire Officers. The interviewees participated in this study with written informed consent after they were told about their rights and the ways in which their data would be stored and used. In addition, the updated version of the data privacy policy for the whole research project and an updated version of the consent form for participation in the interview were sent to the participants later, along with a link to the data protection description.

: Not applicable.