The City of Des Peres, Missouri
Department of Public Safety
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Des Peres Missouri Department of Public Safety
1000 N. Ballas Rd.
Des Peres, MO 63131
Ph: (314) 835-6200
Des Peres Missouri Department of Public Safety
24-Hour Dedication
The members of the Public Safety Department work a 24-hour
shift, similar to many fire departments in St. Louis County. However, during the
24-hour shift, eight hours are assigned to performing the function of police
officers. Currently, the Des Peres Department of Public Safety is comprised of
44 full-time officers and eight civilian personnel.
Dispatching Personnel
The Department’s dispatching
personnel handle all calls for fire, EMS, and police services. The
cross-training of our officers has paid off for the City of Des Peres on many
occasions and in many incidents. It takes a unique individual to perform all
three tasks that are required along with the enormous amount of necessary
training.
History of the Department
The
Des Peres Department of Public Safety was originally formed in 1958 as a paid
fire department with three paid members and 27 volunteers. At that time, the
City had a town marshal and decided to study the feasibility and possibility of
combining the two functions of fire and police services.
In 1962, the
present department was formed with about five members. Since then, the
department has operated under the fully integrated public safety configuration,
whereby most of its members are qualified firefighters, certified police
officers and licensed paramedics or emergency medical technicians.