Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection is a statewide law agency of Connecticut that is dedicated to protecting its residents through law enforcement, fire services, and scientific services. Its headquarters are in Middletown.[1][2][3] The current commissioner Reuben F. Bradford.[4] The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection was created due to a state-wide reorganization of state agencies. The reorganization dissolved the Department of Public Safety, merged the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, dissolved the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) and merged the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST).[5]
DESPP Divisions
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- Commission on Fire Prevention and Control
- Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- Statewide Emergency Telecommunications
- Police Officer Standards and Training Council
- Scientific Services
- State Police
References
- ^ "Contact Us." Connecticut Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 22, 2010. "State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety 1111 Country Club Road Middletown, Connecticut 06457"
- ^ "DPS: Directions." Connecticut Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 22, 2010. "The Connecticut Department of Public Safety is centrally located in Middletown, Connecticut. "
- ^ "Middletown city, Connecticut." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 22, 2010.
- ^ http://www.ct.gov/despp/cwp/view.asp?a=4156&q=494728
- ^ http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/rpt/2011-R-0491.htm
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