Department Of Public Safety

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The Department of Public Safety , also called an Office of Public Safety, is a state or local government umbrella agency in the United States which serves to assist the certain agencies in their services by providing administrative, financial, and technical services and support for core public safety functions for some or all of the following:

Fire and EMS services - includes fire prevention and suppression, all types of rescue services and HAZMAT response.
Police and security guard licensing services - including crime prevention, suppression and investigation, uniformed patrol and response, and operates the Crimestoppers Program.
Emergency communications - operates the public interface emergency communications telephone system by providing the 9-1-1 and Enhanced 911 emergency telephone numbers.
OES or Office of Emergency Services - plans for and operates the Emergency Operations Center during calamities, disasters, special events and emergencies.
Inspections and code enforcement - usually building safety, which includes construction, electrical et al and/or vehicle inspections.
Animal control - This category could also include wildlife officers, game wardens and dog catchers.

In other countries and states, an equivalent might be known as the Ministry of the Interior or Department of Emergency Services. The United States Department of Homeland Security is the federal level Department of Public Safety of the United States, it is responsible for federal emergency services via Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States or (FEMA).

State level

In state governments in the United States, the DPS is usually a law enforcement agency synonymous with the state police. At local and special district levels, they may be all-encompassing. Examples of states having these include Texas, Minnesota, Tennessee, Arizona, Alabama, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. In many states the state police may be a subdivision of the DPS and not its own independent department.

List of state Departments of Public Safety

Alabama Department of Public Safety
Alaska Department of Public Safety
American Samoa Department of Public Safety
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Colorado Department of Public Safety
Connecticut Department of Public Safety
Delaware Department Of Safety And Homeland Security
Georgia Department of Public Safety
Hawaii Department of Public Safety
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
Louisiana Department of Public Safety
Maine Department of Public Safety
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
Massachusetts Department of Public Safety
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Missouri Department of Public Safety
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety
New Hampshire Department of Safety
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Nevada Department of Public Safety
North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
South Dakota Department of Safety
Tennessee Department of Safety
Texas Department of Public Safety
Utah Department of Public Safety
Vermont Department of Public Safety

Local level

Most local jurisdictions (cities and counties), and special districts (schools and hospital) have the umbrella configuration described above, in which the DPS is simply a joint administration of several distinct agencies. They may share administrative support staff and back-office functions, but sworn personnel remain specialized and have particular responsibilities (that is, the police continue to arrest people and the firefighters put out fires). The DPS of Cobb County, Georgia is one example.

However, a minority of jurisdictions have Departments of Public Safety which have primary and direct responsibility for all emergencies. In these unusual organizations, all full-time sworn personnel are cross-trained as police officers, firefighters and/or EMT's, and can respond to emergencies in any capacity. Although it is more expensive to hire, train and retain such personnel, they have a clear advantage in terms of their flexibility. They can respond on their own to any number of rapidly evolving situations rather than waiting for the arrival of other specialized personnel.^[1]

This configuration was widely popular in the 1970s and 1980s throughout the United States, but has since gone out of style because relatively few cities have been able to execute it successfully.

List of cities with Departments of Public Safety with fully cross-trained personnel

Asheville Regional Airport

Alabama

Chickasaw Department of Public Safety

Alaska

Hoonah Dept. Of Public Safety

California

Rohnert Park Dept. Of Public Safety
Sunnyvale Department Of Public Safety

Florida

City Of Greenacres Dept. Of Public Safety
Daytona Beach Shores Dept. Of Public Safety
Indian River Shores Public Safety Dept.
Jupiter Island Public Safety Department
Mexico Beach Dept. Of Public Safety
North Palm Beach Public Safety Department
Palm Springs Public Safety Department
South Bay Public Safety Department

Georgia

Aiken Department of Public Safety
Bainbridge Department of Public Safety
Grovetown Dept of Public Safety
Harlem Department of Public Safety
Social Circle Department of Public Safety

Illinois

Rosemont Department of Public Safety
Glencoe Dept of Public Safety

Kansas

Gardner Department of Public Safety

Kentucky

Prestonsburg Department of Public Safety

Michigan

Albion Department Of Public Safety
Berkley Department Of Public Safety
Beverly Hills Department of Public Safety
Blackman Township Department Of Public Safety
Bloomfield Hills Department Of Public Safety
Centerline Department Of Public Safety
Cheboygan Department Of Public Safety
East Grand Rapids Department Of Public Safety
Emmett Township Department Of Public Safety
Escanaba Department Of Public Safety
Essexville Department Of Public Safety
Farmington Department Of Public Safety
Fraser Department Of Public Safety
Gladstone Department Of Public Safety
Grand Haven Department Of Public Safety
Greenville Department Of Public Safety
Grosse Pointe Department Of Public Safety
Grosse Pointe Farms Department Of Public Safety
Grosse Pointe Park Department Of Public Safety
Grosse Pointe Shores Department Of Public Safety
Grosse Pointe Woods Police Department
Huntington Woods Department Of Public Safety
Ionia Department Of Public Safety
Ironwood Department Of Public Safety
Kalamazoo, Michigan http://www.kalamazoocity.org/portal/government.php?page_id=121 (claims to be the largest with about 380 sworn personnel)
Kingsford Department Of Public Safety
Manistique Department Of Public Safety
Oak Park Department Of Public Safety
Petoskey Department Of Public Safety
Plainwell Department Of Public Safety
Springfield Department Department Of Public Safety

Minnesota

New Brighton Department of Public Safety
Woodbury Department of Public Safety

Missouri

Maryville Dept. Of Public Safety
Sikeston Department of Public Safety
Mexico Public Safety Department

North Carolina

Buntner Public Safety
Morganton Public Safety

New Hampshire

Waterville Valley Department Of Public Safety

New Mexico

Alamogordo Department Of Public Safety
Hagerman Department Of Public Safety

Oregon

Grants Pass Dept. Of Public Safety

Ohio

Amberley Village Department of Public Safety
Oakwood Police Dept.

South Carolina

Aiken Department of Public Safety
Cayce Department of Public Safety
North Augusta Department of Public Safety
North Myrtle Beach Dept. Of Public Safety
Orangeburg Public Safety
Spartanburg Public Safety Department

Tennessee

Jonesborough Department of Public Safety
Kingston Springs Department of Public Safety

Texas

Dalworthington Gardens Dept. of Public Safety
Heath Department of Public Safety
Highland Park Department of Public Safety
Southlake Department Of Public Safety
Woodway Public Safety Dept.

Utah

Ivins Police Department
Orem Department Of Public Safety
Santa Clara Department of Public Safety

Washington

Steilacoom Dept. Of Public Safety

Wisconsin

Ashwaubenon Dept. Of Public Safety

Note

Bensenville, Illinois- A law passed in the State of Illinois recently forced Bensenville to give up its Public Safety program. The Bill, HB1368 (now Public Act 094-0720) stated in its synopsis "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a non-home rule municipality shall not assign a fireman to perform police duties or a policeman to perform firefighting duties. Prohibits a non-home rule municipality from administering fire and police department work assignments in a manner inconsistent with this requirement." Bensenville was the only municipality in Illinois to be affected. The Village of Bensenville believes this bill is in retaliation to Bensenville's long opposition to O'Hare Airport expansion, as the sponsors of the bill were Democrats from the City of Chicago, the main proponents of expansion.

References

1. ^ Paul Harlow, "Glencoe's public safety services," Public Management 76, no. 6 (June 1994): 25-27.

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