General description on types of emergency services.

1. Role of Emergency Services
DANISH SAYYAD
FIRST YEAR M.PHARM
Roll no - 09
NDMVP SAMAJ’S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, NASHIK.
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2. Introduction
• Emergency services and rescue services are organizations
which ensure public safety and health by addressing different
emergencies.
• Many of these agencies engage in community awareness and
prevention programs to help the public avoid, detect, and
report emergencies effectively.

3. Primary Emergency Services
• There are three primary emergency services that can be
summoned directly by the public:
1) Police — law enforcement, criminal investigation, and
maintenance of public order.
2) Fire — firefighting, hazardous materials response, and
technical rescue.
3) EMS — emergency medical services and technical rescue.

4. Specialized Emergency Services
 These services can be provided by one of the core services or by a separate
government or private body.
1. Emergency management — incident management and coordination.
2. Tactical teams (e.g. SWAT) — hostage rescue and counter-terrorism
operations and high-risk arrests.
3. Hazardous Devices Team/Public Safety Bomb Disposal
4. Canine Units — drug detection, explosive detection, cadaver detection,
arson and accelerant detection, search and rescue, evidence search,
suspect apprehension, and handler protection.
5. Aviation Units — law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical
services and technical rescue, and emergency management functions.
6. Fire fighting Units
7. Hazardous Materials — hazardous materials mitigation
8. Search and Rescue
9. Wildland firefighting
10. Military

5. Other Emergency Services
• These groups and organizations respond to emergencies and provide
other safety-related services either as a part of their on-the-job
duties, as part of the main mission of their business or concern, or as
part of their hobbies.
 Public utilities — safeguarding gas, electricity and water, which are
all potentially hazardous if infrastructure fails
 Public Works — assessing and repairing damage to buildings, roads,
and bridges; clearing, removing, and disposing of debris from public
spaces; restoring utility services; and managing emergency traffic.
 Emergency road service — provide repair or recovery for disabled
or crashed vehicles
 Civilian Traffic Officers — such as operated by the Highways
Agency in the UK to facilitate clear up and traffic flow at road
traffic collisions

6.  Emergency social services
 Community emergency response teams — help
organize facilities such as rest centers during large
emergencies
 Disaster relief — such as services provided by the
Red Cross and Salvation Army
 Amateur radio communications groups — provide
communications support during emergencies
 Poison Control — providing specialist support for
poisoning
 Animal control — can assist or lead response to
emergencies involving animals