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Department of Public Safety outlines structure, grants role and emergency functions
Summary
Commissioner Jennifer Morrison and senior staff briefed the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on the Department of Public Safety’s organization, federal grant management and core emergency functions, and answered committee questions about divisions, staffing and operations.
The Department of Public Safety told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on Jan. 30 that it comprises multiple divisions responsible for law enforcement, emergency management, fire safety, forensics, communications and other public-safety functions, and that the department manages substantial federal grant funding including FEMA dollars.
Commissioner Jennifer Morrison opened the session by describing the department’s leadership team and the eight-division structure that includes the Vermont State Police, Vermont Emergency Management, the Vermont Forensic Laboratory, the division of fire safety, Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC), radio technology, and administrative functions. "We are the home of all the FEMA money," Morrison said, noting the…
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