Oh, that is fascinating! I had never heard of anything like that, and that actually sounds like a wonderful idea. Especially for areas where there are underserved regions (rural areas that might not have a high enough population to support a fire department or police or something like that) that could be supported by conscripted people. And unlike with military training, the training would leave participants both with a willingness to help their neighbors and skills to do so. I'm going to have to read up more about nations which do mandatory civil service rather than just military.