Abstract: In order to understand the determinants of job satisfaction of firefighters in Pohang, Korea, this study considered prior studies, designed a research model, and demonstrated the hypothesis. The results of the study are summarized as follows. First, most of the firefighters put into 2017 Pohang earthquake have a working experience less than 10 years, the ages were in their 30s and 40s. Moreover, the subjects' education levels were higher than higher education. Second, what influenced job satisfaction was in order of compensation, conflict within an organization and workload. The results showed that high level of stress and exposure from the post-traumatic stress disorder were the influential factors of compensation. Conflicts within organization has been caused by differences in thought and behavior among the members, limited resources and polices. It is observable that following the law or the procedures even in an emergency, in addition to provide protection and prevention services affected workload. Third, job characteristics did not have significant impact on job satisfaction. Difficulties from......
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