Emergency services are public services that deal with emergencies and other aspects of Public Safety.

Depending on the country, and the terms used, emergency services include many of the below:

• the fire service and firefighters
• for mass emergencies, community emergency response teams
• the emergency medical service
• the ambulance services including paramedics / emergency medical technicians
• the police
• park rangers
• emergency operations, often managed by the fire service.
• public utility and public works crews

Specialized emergency services include:

• maritime search and rescue services such as the local coastguard, lifeboat or surf lifesavers.
• mountain rescue teams
• mine rescue teams
• bomb disposal teams
• urban search and rescue teams, also known as earthquake rescue teams or heavy rescue teams
• famine relief teams

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Want to tweet your support for Victoria's Emergency Services Volunteers? Just use the #vicvolunteers hashtag. (Please retweet)
DaleBowerman (Dale Bowerman) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:46:47 -0000
Want to tweet your support for Victoria's Emergency Services Volunteers? Just use the #vicvolunteers hashtag. (Please retweet)
Spent 10 days as Logistics Section Chief in the Carlin Hall Emergency Social Services Reception Centre for the Notch Hill Wildfire.
gleneden3691 (Ron Essex VE7RLE) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:38:19 -0000
Spent 10 days as Logistics Section Chief in the Carlin Hall Emergency Social Services Reception Centre for the Notch Hill Wildfire.
Girls trapped in stormwater drain updated facebook status rather than call emergency services - oh dear...http://bit.ly/gfskn
Celestem1 (Celeste Munger) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:36:24 -0000
Girls trapped in stormwater drain updated facebook status rather than call emergency services - oh dear...http://bit.ly/gfskn
human rights & illegals (undocumented) emergency room services~ ANY 'law of the land' by congress will be 'OVERTURNED' via judicial review.
caffine_cigs (caffine_cigs) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:49:35 -0000
human rights & illegals (undocumented) emergency room services~ ANY 'law of the land' by congress will be 'OVERTURNED' via judicial review.
So the other day at work, we're about to pull into Philly and I hear the conductor call ahead for EMS (emergency medical services)...
teegeek1976 (teegeek1976) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:59:44 -0000
So the other day at work, we're about to pull into Philly and I hear the conductor call ahead for EMS (emergency medical services)...
lack of communication in blended (volunteer/paid staff) emergency services looks to have contributed to significant loss of life - lessons?
PaulHeck (PaulHeck) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:54:47 -0000
lack of communication in blended (volunteer/paid staff) emergency services looks to have contributed to significant loss of life - lessons?

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