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Brown visits British flood victims
Nov 21st, 2009 - ABC News
The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has visited flood-hit Cumbria in north-west England to see the damage caused by record rainfall. Heavy rain during the past few days has left hundreds of people sheltering in rescue centres and hotels.
Britain's Brown visits flood-hit Cumbria
Nov 21st, 2009 - Reuters
* British PM arrives in northern England to see flood damage * Rescue operation continues, more rain forecast * Tributes paid to policeman who died in floods * Large parts of Ireland submerged...
Brown visits flood-hit Cumbria
Nov 21st, 2009 - Reuters
COCKERMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited flood-hit Cumbria in north west England Saturday to see the damage caused by record rainfall and pay tribute to a policeman who died when a bridge collapsed.
Policeman swept to death rescuing drivers
Nov 20th, 2009 - Scotsman
TRIBUTES were paid last night to a policeman who was swept to his death as raging floodwaters of "biblical proportions" demolished the bridge on which he had been standing...
Emergency Medical Services prices public offering for $386.5 million in common stock
Nov 20th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) - Ambulance and physician services company Emergency Medical Services Corp. on Friday priced a public offering for about $386.5 million in common stock. The company will not receive proceeds from the offering...

Emergency Services videos from YouTube:

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A Tribute To Our Real Life Heroes - The Emergency Services
This took me a long time to put all of this together. Please, just remember that the 999 services are there for you. The ones out on the front line and the ones in the call centres are all there for your well being ...
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Emergency Services Video
Ambulance, Fire Services and Gardai
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Emergency services - Jack Dee Live at the Apollo - BBC stand up comedy
**Contains strong language** Jack explains why ambulance drivers annoy him. Hilarious comedy stand up with Jack Dee and BBC Worldwide.
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Real 999 calls made to the Emergency services
Unbelievable what people would phone the 999 number for in the UK!

Emergency Services from WikiPedia:

Emergency services are organizations which ensure public safety by addressing different emergencies. Some agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies whilst others deal with ad hoc emergencies as part of their normal responsibilities. Many agencies will engage in community awareness and prevention programs to help the public avoid, detect, and report emergencies effectively.

The availability of emergency services depends very heavily on location, and may in some cases also rely on the recipient giving payment or holding suitable insurance or other surety for receiving the service.

There are three services which are almost universally acknowledged as being core to the provision of emergency care to the populace, and are often government run. They would generally be summoned on a dedicated emergency telephone number, reserved for critical emergency calls. They are: