South Dakota Department of Public Safety

SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Keeping South Dakota a safe place to live, work, visit and raise a family. Our agencies work together to protect and serve South Dakota by: - Coordinating with state, local and tribal governments to prevent acts of terrorism. - Communicating homeland security terrorism preventive and response measures to private and public entities. - Providing highway patrol services that protect our citizens and visitors by promoting public safety through education, enforcement, and example. Commercial vehicle regulation is also part of the Highway Patrol. - Providing highway safety grants and information. - Compiling and analyzing accident records and motor vehicle crash data. - Developing and integrating all hazard emergency plans for disasters. - Assisting state, local, and tribal governments with emergency management efforts to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate natural and man-made disasters before they occur. - Providing fire prevention services, including fire reporting, training, investigation, public education, fire prevention, code enforcement, and other state fire marshal services. - Coordinating a statewide 9-1-1 system by providing local governments in South Dakota with technical assistance, funding oversight, and monitoring administrative rule compliance. - Issuing identification, testing, licensing and regulating commercial and non-commercial drivers. - Providing state inspections and weights and measures services for businesses and consumers. - Providing funding to programs that offer shelter, advocacy, crisis counseling and other victims' services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and other violent crimes. - Providing compensation to victims of violent crimes. - Providing the protection of resources and the public through South Dakota Wildland Fire.