<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Public service is a service which is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing provision of services . The term is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through democratic elections) that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income, physical ability or mental acuity . Even where public services are neither publicly provided nor publicly financed, for social and political reasons they are usually subject to regulation going beyond that applying to most economic sectors . Public policy when made in the public's interest and motivations can provide public services . Public service is also a course that can be studied at a college or university . Examples of public services are the fire brigade, police, air force, and paramedics . </P> <P> Public services may be associated with fundamental human rights (such as the right to water). The Volunteer Fire Dept. and Ambulance Corps . are institutions with the mission of servicing the community . A service is helping others with a specific need or want . Here, service ranges from a doctor curing an illness, to a repair person, to a food pantry . </P>

A public service can best be described briefly as