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During an emergency, this department coordinates the response or assists local governments with their response. The department also trains emergency personnel and operates a Hazardous Material Response Team (HAZMAT).
This county department has a forensic lab that helps with criminal investigations and deals with public health issues. In addition, the medical examiner is called upon to do autopsies and determine cause of death in many cases.
This department provides behind-the-scenes help to those who protect the public.
This division of Emergency Services, known as “60 Control,” provides primary dispatch for 36 local fire departments and for 17 EMS agencies in the county.
The 17-member Board of Legislators is the legislative, policy-making branch of county government.
This office prosecutes more than 30,000 criminal cases a year. The District Attorney is Janet DiFiore.
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The county Department of Public Safety patrols the county’s parkways. In additon, it offers specialized services to local municipal police departments, including its bomb squad, crime investigations unit and a child abuse investigations team.
This county department oversees various criminal offenders who have been sentenced to probation. The department also assists victims of crimes and helps provide adult and juvenile offenders with the skills needed to live lawfully.
This department runs both the county’s jail and penitentiary as well as a special unit for women prisoners.
The Office of Emergency Management coordinates preparedness for an emergency and the response during and after an emergency.
This office within the Department of Emergency Services runs programs to train firefighters.
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This division within the Department of Emergency Services is responsible for comprehensive training programs for emergency medical services personnel.
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