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Public SafetyOPublic Safety is the protection of
members of the public from injury, especially due to crime and natural disaster.
OThe public safety system exists to:O Ensure the safety of the general
publicO Educate citizens about safety, injury
prevention, and disaster response.
DepartmentsThe public safety systems consists of numerous departments, including:•Law Enforcement•Fire Departments•Emergency Medical Services•The Department of Homeland Security
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Fire DepartmentsFire departments provide a wide range of services, including:•Protecting lives and property from fire•Providing emergency medical serviceshttp://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/assets/2008/07/25/200872511.jpg
Fire Departments [cont’d]
• Protecting against exposure to hazardous conditions and substances
• Educating the public about fire safety and prevention
Fire Departments are usually organized at the local level.
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Law EnforcementO Law Enforcement agencies ensure the public
safety by:O Maintaining public orderO Responding to emergency situationsO Protecting public property and officialsO Investigating crime to assist in prosecution
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Law Enforcement [cont’d]
O Agencies can be organized at the state, local, or national level.
O Officers may be patrol officers or may belong to a number of specialized teams, such as S.W.A.T., narcotics, K-9, CSI, and others.
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Emergency Medical Services
O Emergency Medical Services, often abbreviated to EMS, provide on-site emergency care and evacuate seriously injured persons to hospitals for additional emergency care.
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Emergency Medical Services [cont’d]
O Minimum standards for EMS providers are regulated by the federal government, but services are usually organized at the local level.
O Some areas may be serviced by private EMS providers; these providers are subject to the same standards as public EMS.
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The Department of Homeland Security
O The Department of Homeland Security was founded in 2002 to ensure the safety of the public from terrorist attacks, in part as a response to the 9/11 attacks.
The Department of Homeland Security
[cont’d]O Homeland Security coordinates and
centralizes a number of previously disparate national security activities, including:O CounterterrorismO ImmigrationO Border SecurityO Preparedness, Response and RecoveryO Cyber terrorism