Editing First responder (section)

{{Short description|Trained emergency personnel}}
{{for multi|the emergency medical level of training|Certified first responder|the TV episode|First Responders (The Unit)}}
[[File:Car accident at Tung Chung Eastern Exchange.JPG|thumb|249x249px|First responders at the scene of a [[Traffic collision|traffic accident]] in [[Hong Kong]]]]
[[File:Scottish Ambulance Service First Responder vehicle.jpg|thumb|A [[Scottish Ambulance Service]] [[nontransporting EMS vehicle]], referred to by markings on the vehicle as a "first responder" vehicle]]
A '''first responder''' is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance or incident resolution at the scene of an [[emergency]]. First responders typically include [[Law enforcement|law enforcement officers]] (commonly known as [[Police officer|police officers]]), [[emergency medical services]] members (such as [[Emergency medical technician|EMTs]] or [[Paramedic|paramedics]]), [[Fire department|fire service]] members (such as [[Firefighter|firefighters]], [[search and rescue]] members, [[Technical rescue|technical/heavy rescue]] members, etc) and Public Works employees such as Heavy Equipment Operators as well as Public Works Tree Department personnel. In some jurisdictions, [[emergency department]] personnel, such as [[Physician|doctors]] and [[Nursing|nurses]], are also required to respond to disasters and critical situations, designating them first responders; in other jurisdictions, [[military]] and [[security forces]] may also be authorized to act as first responders.

In a medical context, [[certified first responder]] is an individual who has received certification to provide pre-hospital care in a certain jurisdiction. A [[community first responder]] is a person dispatched to attend medical emergencies until an ambulance arrives. A [[wilderness first responder]] is trained to provide pre-hospital care in remote settings who has skills relevant to [[ad hoc]] patient care and transport by non-motorized means. Public Works departments are also recognized as First Responders as they are generally called to clean up natural disasters, plow snow and maintain roads as well as provide rescue support in extreme weather scenarios.