"Mm." Ellen considers this. "Lawman work, or fire? You don't- excuse me- you don't carry yourself like a soldier..."

And before the War, police and firefighters handled most of the non-soldier emergencies, if Ellen remembers her history right. Well, them and the Bureau of Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco, Firearms and Lasers.

... not even kidding about the lasers.

"It might be just me, but what happened at that man's house seemed like a really particular kind of emergency. One that being prepared to handle other emergencies wouldn't do much good for."