History Main / AcquaintedWithEmergencyServices

* In ''ComicStrip/{{Zbeng}}'', the personal background book for Asher and Josepha has a document from a hospital about Asher being a model patient in the stomach pumping section -- Josepha is a LethalChef, and the guy loves her too much to say "no" when offered her cooking.

* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'': When the Nova Corps arrests everyone, one of them, Rhomann Dey, pauses as he notices "Star Prince" among them. Presumably, this is due to a single noteworthy incident rather than frequency, but it still counts.

* In ''Literature/EmergencyRoom'' by Caroline B. Cooney, the police bring an extremely drunk homeless woman into the Emergency Room and the nurse greets her with, "Hi, Norma." Then she turns to Diana (a new hospital volunteer) and explains that the police bring Norma in about once a week and that Diana will soon be able to recognize the regulars too.

* As shown in the ChristmasEpisode for 'Series/AntFarm'', Chyna's dad goes to the emergency room a lot during the holiday season. When he goes to put up a wreath, she takes out a phone and says, "Rose, it's me again. We're gonna need another ambulance soon."

* Spencer on ''Series/ICarly'' has a habit of accidentally setting things on fire and calls for the fire department to put it out. They react to his calls with annoyance and in one episode, decide that they are fed up and refuse to come back next time.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': The main trio's acquaintance with the NYPD through Foggy's childhood friend Brett Mahoney does mean that they're regular fixtures at the 15th Precinct.
* Done as part of Klaus' EstablishingCharacterMoment in ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy2019''; after he overdoses on drugs and recovers in the back of an ambulance, he high-fives the paramedic that's with him, suggesting that they've done this routine plenty of times before.

* ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'', Otis Campbell, Mayberry's local drunk, constantly makes one of the jail cells his own personal bedroom during the weekends to the point Andy doesn't even bother trying to stop him from coming in and sleeping off the booze. Even allowing him the keys to the Sheriff's office to come in when he needs too.

-->'''Titus:''' Officer, I got a call saying my brother was being held here.
-->'''Desk Sergeant:''' Of course sir. Now, what's your brother's name?
-->'''Titus:''' ''[shaking his hand]'' You must be new here.
* In ''Series/{{Community}}'', it's mentioned that Greendale Community College is on 911's blocked caller list. It probably has something to do with their habit of letting things like paintball and pillow fights get completely out of control.
* ''Series/TheOfficeUS'':
** After Michael and Jan get into a big argument during their dinner party, the neighbors call the police. When they arrive, Dwight tries handling it and the officers tell Dwight they don't want to deal with him right now.
** While escorting Pam and Jim [[spoiler:to the hospital so they can have their child]], Dwight puts a siren on his car to speed traffic along. The police immediately show up and tell him to pull over, referring to him by name.
-->"You're not allowed to impersonate a police officer. Don't make this difficult, ''Dwight''."
* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': The unsub in "The Good Earth" is a hypochondriac who continues to believe she's suffering from a skin condition that has long since been cured. One nurse derisively alerts the doctor that "the tomato lady" is back, and the doctor tries his best to be civil before basically snapping at her to stop wasting his time.
* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'': It has been stated in the series that the emergency services are called so much that they would much rather leave Brittas to his latest disaster than help him in any way.
* ''Series/ChanceInAMillion'': The police have arrested Chance so many times for matters that are completely coincidental that they actually now have orders not to arrest him.
* ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'': Mike Hamar is such a prolific criminal that the court system knows him on a ''first name'' basis.

* In ''Videogame/TheSims2'' and onwards, you can engage in relationships with policemen, firefighters or other emergency staff. You can befriend them, or even marry them and have them move in your household, making them a playable sim.

* In ''VisualNovel/HustleCat'', on Reese's route, the policewoman recognizes Asmodeus and he addresses her by name, even. Her reaction of OhNoNotAgain heavily implies that this is ''far'' from the first time he's disturbed the peace.

* In ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'', Doc has the emergency services, National Guard, and window replacement guys on speed dial. Another comic showed that the local fire department has [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1003.html separate alarm board set up for Doc's shop]] (many of them explosions of some sort).
--> "Oh, come ''on''! We were just there ten minutes ago!"

* ''Webcomic/{{Precocious}}'': At [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2013/05/01 a parade]] the Sapphire Lake kids address the firefighters by first name and schedule something for next Tuesday.

* ''Blog/WhatIf'':

That's because the character has a reputation of causing trouble too many times to the point that the emergency workers knows who they are and are very familiar with their actions. They will usually have a UnusuallyUninterestingSight or OhNoNotAgain reaction or have a CasualDangerDialogue when they see the character again. They might casually greet each other by saying their names as if they're friends or if they're already friends, usually with a FirstNameBasis. It's likely they might already know each other from a previous NoodleIncident they caused. This could also happen in the case of an individual who's a [[{{Hypochondria}} hypochondriac]]. They might also have an InstantEmergencyResponse if it constantly happens in the same area.

* ''Blog/WhatIf'': One of the "Weird and Worrying Questions" from someone named Brittany is how many cats it would take to bring down an airliner by meowing at the right frequency. The illustration is Randall calling the FAA.
-->'''Randall:''' Is there a "Brittany" on the no-fly list? ... Yes, with cats. That sounds like her. OK, just making sure you were aware.
** The next book Randall released for What If also involved a question by anonymous about how to defeat Air Force 1 with a drone.
-->'''Randall''': Hello, Secret Service? Yes, it's Randall again.

* In ''Emergency Room'' by Caroline B. Cooney, the police bring an extremely drunk homeless woman into the Emergency Room and the nurse greets her with, "Hi, Norma." Then she turns to Diana (a new hospital volunteer) and explains that the police bring Norma in about once a week and that Diana will soon be able to recognize the regulars too.

* Ambulance crew generally refer to these individuals as "frequent flyers". It's not an affectionate nickname, as they tend to be either {{Hypochondria}}cs and calling the local emergency services for no particularly good reason, the town drunk who's keeled over in public, or drug seekers trying to get prescribed their drug of choice. The police also use this term to describe criminals they regularly are arresting for whatever reason.

* In ''Videogame/TheSims2'' you can engage in relationships with policemen, firefighters or other emergency staff. You can befriend them, or even marry them and have them move in your household, making them a playable sim.

* [[TheKlutz Tim]] from ''Series/HomeImprovement''. One episode has his son Randy get injured while sledding. When Tim takes him to the hospital, it turns out he's on a first-name basis with the staff (who, assuming he's the one injured again, are glad to see he's walking in under his own power). He even has his own coffee mug there. Naturally, he ends up suffering an injury [[TemptingFate while musing about how he's never been there without being hurt.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' Season 5 "Eat, Spray, Linda", Linda and Tina would sometimes use the restroom at a fancy hotel. They've been doing it for years and even got acquainted with the hotel security guard there, and even the pianist who plays in the lobby. The guard even knows about Linda's family and her birthday and they even listened to her idea to put new potpourri in the restrooms.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' episode "The Fried Chicken Flu" when Riley and Granddad notice the fried chicken restaurant ran out of fried chicken, Riley calls 911.

** In Season 3 "Lethal Weapons", while a naked Quagmire watches Lois chase away the New Yorkers on her lawn from his window, his window slams down shut on his penis. Unable to get the window up, Quagmire calls 911:

** In Season 11 "The Old Man and the Big 'C'", while waiting for Quagmire's hair implant at hospital, Joe greets every staff member who walks by the waiting room by their name.

* In ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', Season 2, "My So-Called Wife", Mac, Bloo, Coco, Mr. Herriman, and several other people are thrown in jail for a night after a phony benefactor threw a fake gala in someone's mansion without permission and the owner has everyone arrested for trespassing. Everyone was released from jail in the morning leading to Bloo saying goodbye to the police officer.

** In Season 2 "Educating Grim", when Billy tries to race Grim and Mandy to school, he immediately runs into the school's front sign. Cue Nurse Penbroke walking outside hold first-aid kits looking annoyed. After Billy and Mandy leave school, Billy is already covered in bandages and walking with a crutch. When Nurse Penbroke [[StepfordSmiler happily]] waits outside for Billy, he tells her he's done for today and then she releases an exhausted sigh.

** In "Rooting for the Enemy", it's revealed that his family, mainly Milo and his father, Martin, have their own hospital suite called the "Murphy Suite".
** In "The Note", the government is fully aware of the Murphys' luck that they dubbed their neighborhood as "The Murphy Sector".
** In "Worked Day", when Milo's class is having a career day, they meet Melissa's father, who's a firefighter, whose squad just put out a fire at a fish hatchery:

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Call the Cops" we learn [[TheDitz Patrick]] has gone on enough [[DrunkOnMilk ice cream benders]] that he keeps a key to the jail cells.