Who's Responsible for your Safety? 

"When seconds count, the police are minutes away," or in my situation, hours away.

Well said Tessah ! Common sense should tell anyone that " When seconds count, you are your own first responder." . How one responds is quite personal. You are either the wildebeest giving up in the lions jaws or the wolverine fighting back against the mountain lion. If you are lucky, you are the rabbit out running the wolf.

For a moment I thought that was Freya Allan from The Witcher

who is responsible for washing your hair?