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Firefighters have the challenging and stressful job of dealing with emergencies, saving lives and keeping the community safe. Therefore, job satisfaction and burnout levels can have significant impacts on employee well-being and performance. The purpose of the research is to determine the job satisfaction and burnout levels of firefighters. This study provides an overview of the basic concepts related to job satisfaction and burnout among firefighters and highlights the importance of conducting research in this area. The research was conducted on firefighters working in various fire departments across Turkey. The research also includes regional comparisons on firefighters' job satisfaction and burnout levels. The research method is quantitative method. The survey technique of the quantitative method was used in the data collection process. Upon conducting the analysis, findings indicate a significant relationship between burnout and job satisfaction among firefighters. Furthermore, differential tests revealed that burnout levels do not significantly vary based on factors such as gender, marital status, age, educational background, and geographical work regions. However, a notable distinction was observed concerning professional tenure. As for job satisfaction; It was found that there were significant differences according to gender, marital status and professional seniority. Research results show that fire departments should take measures to increase employee job satisfaction and reduce burnout levels. This results could be a fundamental step to improve working conditions.

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