Editing Emergency service (section)

=== 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]] – These agencies provide [[law enforcement]], [[crime prevention|crime suppression and prevention]], [[criminal investigation]], and maintenance of [[Public-order crime|public order]]. There are a variety of similar [[law enforcement agencies]] such as [[gendarmerie]], but police are the most common. Law enforcement agencies may differ in jurisdiction ([[federal police]], [[state police]], [[county police]] ([[county sheriff|sheriff]]), [[municipal police]], [[National Police (disambiguation)|national police]], etc.), specific role ([[highway patrol]], [[special police]], etc.), capabilities ([[auxiliary police]], [[police tactical unit]], etc.), and oversight ([[private police]] by private entities, [[military police]] by militaries, etc.), but generally share similar purposes.
* [[Fire department]]s – These agencies provide [[firefighting|fire suppression and protection]], [[fire prevention]], [[technical rescue|special operations and technical rescue response services]], emergency medical response services and [[Dangerous goods|hazardous materials mitigation]]. They may be government organizations or private services.
* [[Emergency medical services]]  – These agencies provide [[emergency medicine]], [[patient transport]], and [[technical rescue|technical rescue services]]. They may be government organizations, private services, or even charity-run, and may be their own independent service or part of another agency such as a fire department or health ministry.