Poll: Which emergency service?

Which emergency service?

  • Police

    Votes: 107 34.7%

  • Fire

    Votes: 115 37.3%

  • Ambulance

    Votes: 68 22.1%

  • Calls

    Votes: 18 5.8%
  • Total voters
    308
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A purely hypothetical one.

If joining an emergency service for a year was a national duty after leaving school or at the age of 21 but you could choose which one; which one would you choose and why?

It has to be one of the main three (Fire, Police or Ambulance) but also working on the incoming calls is also an option. It would involve basic duties, so if you were to say ambulance you wouldn't be expected to be a surgeon. :p

Try to be realistic, and try to consider the highs and lows. :o

For myself it would be Fire. I am not good with blood or leading a situation so police and ambulance are out for the majority. I understand fire deal with gruesome situations but on the over all its more... the aftermath, which I could deal with more-so.. I think. Breaking down families or dealing with screams for help on the phone would be too devastating harrowing.

I think that's the only thing that swings it for me, all three demand a level of heroism, its just which parts you can deal with or not.
 
Fire or Ambulance for me. I would last about 30 seconds in the Police unless they were allow to visit contact counselling on every little scrote that gobs off at them.
 
It would have to be the Police for me.

I could never be a paramedic. Too squeamish. As for a fireman, I suffer from claustrophobia and a friend of mine who is a fireman, told me that the mask alone can induce claustrophobia attacks, let alone some of the situation they find themselves in, lift shafts etc.

The Police just seems the best all round option. Lots of opportunities as well for moving up either in uniform or moving over to plain clothes.
 
If it had to be one of them three it would be fire because i like cats.

If i could pick army seeing as it is technically the fourth emergency service i would pick that. In fact i wish national service came back. That would sort thy chavdom out.
 
any of them other than fireman, me ladders and heights do not play well together! get damn vertigo stand on a chair to change a light bulb :p
 
Can't see the Fire Service been popular on here, they'er quite militant & not afraid to go on strike. People on here hate that.
 
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