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Daniel Shin
English 100-008
Mr. Olson
4/4/16
Police Officers and Firefighters
Firefighters and police officers are both very important to society and have similarities
and differences. They both have roles and responsibilities to protect and serve the country they
live in. In many cases, police officers have more responsibilities than fire fighter because police
officers protect us through national and domestic security. Firefighters and officers may have
many great similarities, but officers risk more than firefighters and have it harder for themselves.
Officers are constantly on duty and respond to 9-1-1 calls that can endanger or be a
potential threat to any officer or their partners. A good example of officers having the risk of
losing their lives to responding to calls and protecting the public is going into any dangerous
neighborhoods or city areas that may have criminals or hostiles and that can injure or kill the
officers. Officers are usually with their families when they can but have the risk of losing their
lives to any situation and cause heartaches to their families. Also, officers face higher
consequences than firefighters if they are in trouble and can face higher punishment than most
firefighters. Most officers can be locked in jail or put on death sentence.
Police officers and firefighters have a common goal in the end, they protect the people,
and the law. Officers have the responsibilities to protect and serve the law for the people and by
the people. Firefighters have the responsibilities to protect and rescue people from burning
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buildings, dangerous situations, and operate on any individual with EMS (Emergency Medical
Services). Also they have an important characteristic, they both have respect for others as well as
respect from the people they protect. They both have good morals to do what's right, and have
integrity for each other and their jobs.
In addition to having many differences, they both also have big differences that define
their job obligations and duties. The primary duty of a police officer is to protect people and
property. To accomplish this task, police officers carry out specific job duties on a regular basis,
which can include protecting the city and the law depending on the size and type of their law
enforcement organization. Firefighters have the duty to accomplish their response calls to protect
the public and people with training in extinguishing fires.They contribute to the efforts of a team,
meet their personal assignments and make every attempt to fulfill every response call assigned.
In conclusion, police officers and firefighters both have similarities and differences that
define them. They both have responsibilities to protect and rescue people from dangerous
situations and burning buildings. One purpose that joins them are their duties for the people,
officers protect and serve the law and carry out specific job duties, while firefighters protect and
rescue the people, their superiors, and fellow firefighters to efforts of committing to a team.
Police officers and firefighters demonstrate their diligence and responsibilities that make every
response to succeed in a case or call assigned. Both are very important to society and without
them in our lives, society would be broken and lost.
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Daniel Shin
English 100-008
Mr. Olson
4/4/16
Police officers and Firefighters
Thesis: Firefighters and police officers are both very important to society and have
similarities and differences.
I. They both have roles and responsibilities to protect and serve the country they live in.
a. In many cases, police officers have more responsibilities than fire fighter because
police officers protect us through national and domestic security.
b. Firefighters and officers may have many great similarities, but officers risk more
than firefighters and have it harder for themselves.
II. Officers are constantly on duty and respond to 9-1-1 calls that can endanger or be a
potential threat to any officer or their partners.
a. A good example of officers having the risk of losing their lives to responding to
calls and protecting the public is going into any dangerous neighborhoods or city
areas that may have criminals or hostiles and that can injure or kill the officers.
b. Officers are usually with their families when they can but have the risk of losing
their lives to any situation and cause heartaches to their families.
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c. Also, officers face higher consequences than firefighters if they are in trouble and
can face higher punishment than most firefighters.
d. Most police officers can be locked in jail or put on death sentence.
III. Police officers and firefighters have a common goal in the end, they protect the people,
and the law.
a. Officers have the responsibilities to protect and serve the law for the people and
by the people.
b. Firefighters have the responsibilities to protect and rescue people from burning
buildings, dangerous situations, and operate on any individual with EMS
(Emergency Medical Services).
c. Also they have an important characteristic, they both have respect for others as
well as respect from the people they protect.
d. They both have good morals to do what's right, and have integrity for each other
and their jobs.
IV. In addition to having many differences, they both also have big differences that define
their job obligations and duties.
a. The primary duty of a police officer is to protect people and property.
b. To accomplish this task, police officers carry out specific job duties on a regular
basis, which can include protecting the city and the law depending on the size and
type of their law enforcement organization.
c. Firefighters have the duty to accomplish their response calls to protect the public
and people with training in extinguishing fires.
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d. They contribute to the efforts of a team, meet their personal assignments and
make every attempt to fulfill every response call assigned.
V. In conclusion, police officers and firefighters both have similarities and differences that
define them.
a. They both have responsibilities to protect and rescue people from dangerous
situations and burning buildings.
b. One purpose that joins them are their duties for the people, officers protect and
serve the law and carry out specific job duties, while firefighters protect and
rescue the people, their superiors, and fellow firefighters to efforts of committing
to a team.
c. Police officers and firefighters demonstrate their diligence and responsibilities
that make every response to succeed in a case or call assigned.
d. Both are very important to society and without them in our lives, society would be
broken and lost.
