What groups belong to the public safety community?
According to the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC), public safety service providers perform emergency first response missions to protect and preserve life, property, and natural resources and to serve the public welfare through local, state, or Federal governments as prescribed by law. Public safety support providers include those whose primary mission might not fall within the classic public safety definition, but who may provide vital support to the general public and/or the public safety official. Law enforcement, fire, and EMS fit the first category, while transportation or public utility workers fit the second. Public safety service providers also include non-governmental organizations that perform public safety functions on behalf of the government. For example, a number of local governments contract with private groups for ambulance and emergency medical services.
