The public sector is the part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the government, whether national, regional or local/municipal.... or private
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy which is both run for private profit and is not controlled by the state. By contrast, enterprises that are part of the state are part of the public sector; private, non-profit organizations are regarded as part of the voluntary sector.... organization that provides fire protection
Fire protection
Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires. It involves the study of the behaviour, compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies, as well as the research and development, production, testing and application of mitigating systems.... for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them.... , county
County
A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area.... , or fire protection district. A fire department usually contains one or more fire station
Fire station
A fire station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighter apparatus , personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other fire extinguishing equipment.... s within its boundaries, and may be staffed by career firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car accidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations.... s, volunteers
Volunteer fire department
See also the Firefighter article and its respective sections regarding VFDs in other countries.A volunteer fire department is a fire department composed of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction.... , or a combination
Combination fire department
A combination fire department is a type of fire department which consists of both career and volunteer firefighter. In the United States, combination fire departments are typically tax-supported in some fashion, and generally have an annual call volume larger than purely volunteer departments but less than career departments.... thereof.
