Public Service

Learn more about careers in public service

SOME DATES TO REMEMBER:

Public Service Recognition Week is celebrated the first week of May since 1985 (beginning on the first Sunday of the month) to honor the people who serve our nation as federal, state, county, local and tribal government employees.

If you miss this week, celebrate National Emergency Medical Services Week during the third week of May. 

United Nations Public Service Day is celebrated on June 23. All who have chosen professions in which they serve others are recognized, including police officers, firefighters, EMTs, members of the medical profession, those in military service, government service and teachers. 

Paramedic | Meet the Helpers
Episode 5

Video

Dive deeper into a paramedic's career and find out how this Helper assists in emergency situations.
Always First: The SC Air National Guard, Part 6
Episode 6

Video

In 2006, the Swamp Foxes were preparing for an Operational Readiness Inspection, the most important peacetime evaluation of the unit's combat readiness. The purpose of the exercise is to get people...
Eye Wonder: So, You Want to Be a Firefighter!
Eye Wonder: So, You Want to Be a Firefighter!

Lesson

This lesson focuses on insulators and conductors in order to demonstrate the transfer of heat and cold. The lesson makes connections to the profession of a Firefighter so students understand how STEM...

Navy Training Ship | Eye Wonder

Video

D.V. goes on board a Navy ship that is actually a floating school to see how students (cadets) are trained in many different subjects.
Firefighter | Eye Wonder

Video

The Eye Wonder team finds out about the daily life of a firefighter. D.V. speaks with real firefighters about the training and education needed to safely fight fires.