“Primary emergency services

Primary emergency services are emergency services that provide basic emergency assistance and care. They can be summoned directly by the public. There are three primary emergency services and they are listed in the following order.

Police and law enforcement agencies – These agencies provide law enforcement, crime suppression and prevention, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order. There are a variety of similar law enforcement agencies, such as gendarmerie, but police are the most common. In the United States there are State Police and Highway Patrol Agencies, County Sheriff and Local Police Departments and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies along with other law enforcement agencies.

Fire departments (or Fire Rescue Departments, Fire Protection Districts, etc.) – These agencies provide fire suppression and protection, fire prevention, special operations and technical rescue response services, emergency medical response services and hazardous materials mitigation.

Emergency Medical Services agencies or First Aid and Rescue Squad agencies – These agencies provide emergency medicine, patient transport, and technical rescue services. In some jurisdictions, specialized emergency services may be allowed to use emergency lights on their vehicles, often yellow or amber lights unless they are already part of a primary emergency service, in which case they typically use the emergency lighting configuration used by their respective emergency service.

Animal control service – Animal assistance, ensuring public safety around animals

Bomb squad – Bomb disposal, hazardous material disposal, weapons and munitions disposal

Border guard – Border control, border security, border protection

Bylaw enforcement – Enforcement of local ordinance

Civil defense – Disaster protection, wartime civilian protection, rescue aid

Coast guard – Maritime law enforcement and rescue within national waters

Conservation officer – Wildlife protection, wildlife law enforcement, hunting and fishing enforcement

Coroner – Death confirmation, cause of death identification

Medical examiner – Death investigation

Emergency management – Incident management, coordination in major emergencies

Firefighter – Rescue, fire suppression and prevention

Humanitarian aid – Basic aid and care for people in need

Incident response team – Specialized incident response

Lifeguards – Medical aid and rescue at pools, beaches, shorelines, dive spots

Military forces – National defense, internal security, emergency assistance (in certain situations and jurisdictions)

National Guard – Internal security

Paramedics – Medical aid, assistance and rescue of injured people

Park rangers – Law enforcement in parks and nature reserves

Poison control center – Advice on poison exposure

Police officer – Law enforcement, crime suppression, protection of the general public

Police tactical unit – Hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, dangerous situation resolution, combat

Prison officer – Law enforcement and first response within correctional facilities

Public utilities – Safeguarding and maintaining utilities and infrastructure

Public works – Assessing, cleaning, and repairing infrastructure

Roadside assistance – Aiding motorists in need of assistance, conducting vehicle maintenance and repairs

Search and rescue – Rescue of missing, trapped, or at-risk victims

Avalanche rescue - Rescue of victims in avalanches

Cave rescue – Rescue of victims in caves and underground areas

Mountain rescue – Rescue of victims on mountains or in wilderness areas

Urban search and rescue Rescue of victims in an urban area

Security forces – Internal security

Security guards – Asset protection, property protection, private enforcement

Ski patrol – Medical aid and rescue at ski resorts and mountain resorts

Tow truck – Moving disabled, impounded, or illegally-parked vehicles

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