Public safety involves the prevention of and protection from events, such as crimes and disasters that could endanger public wellbeing. Individuals tend to evaluate public safety through the lens of their own experiences, others with whom they interact, or by what they read in newspapers and see on television news. Citizens need to feel safe while living, working, driving, and playing in our great community. Law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, the judicial system and numerous agencies all work together to keep the citizens of our region safe.

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