What government is most responsible for providing police and fire protection?

Answer 1

Depending on the location, it will probably be a local government. In the United States, there are local municipality governments, County governments, State governments, and the Federal government.

If you live within a city's boundaries, the city government is primarily responsible for emergency services. If you are not in what is designated as city limits, you may be protected by county provided services such as the Sheriff's office, County Police Department, or Fire-Medical services.

Some governments do not have the resources available to provide emergency services, so rely on nearby jurisdictions or a higher agency.

For example, if a city has no police department or no officers available, they will rely on County/State/Federal agencies to be able to assist them with protecting their citizens.

Alternatively, some governments actually contract out to privately-owned services. This is commonly seen with Emergency Medical Services more than any other emergency service.

Many countries operate in a similar function, but there are also many that operate in a variety of different ways. If you are concerned about who is responsible for providing you emergency services, please contact your local government and they should be able to assist you.

Answer 2

Typically the municipalities do.

Typically the municipalities do.

Typically the municipalities do.

Typically the municipalities do.

Typically the municipalities do.

Typically the municipalities do.

Answer 3

police is runned by state or territorial government

Answer 4

Typically the municipalities do.