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Mayor proposes Department of Public Safety to unify police, fire and 911 oversight
Summary
The mayor outlined a plan to create an executive director‑led Department of Public Safety to coordinate Tuscaloosa’s police, fire and 911 functions, citing unified response, resource optimization, integrated training and mental‑health demands; the council approved moving the concept to the Administrative & Policy Committee.
Mayor presented a proposal to create a Department of Public Safety that would place Tuscaloosa Police Department, Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue, and municipal 9‑1‑1 under a single executive director to coordinate response, personnel, training and shared technology. The mayor framed the proposal as a response to modern public‑safety challenges—including mass casualty events, cyber threats, public‑health crises, social unrest and climate‑related incidents—and as a way to maximize resources and integrated planning. Why the mayor proposed the change: The mayor listed five objectives for the new department: a unified response across agencies; maximizing existing resources; enabling shared innovation and technology use; improved event management for…
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