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Thomas Bullard
Director of Public Safety
Department: Public Safety
City Phone: (707) 584-2650
City Fax: (707) 584-2656
Description of Responsibilities
Administers, plans, organizes, directs, coordinates,
and supervises the operations of the Public Safety Department in
providing law enforcement, crime prevention, fire suppression, fire
prevention, Youth and Family Services, animal control,
emergency/disaster planning, and other related services concerned with
the preservation of life and property in the City.
Ted Giesige
Police Services Commander
Department: Public Safety
City Phone: (707) 584-2650
City Fax: (707) 584-2656
Description of Responsibilities
The Police Services Commander fulfills all duties of a traditional Police Chief, manages the overall day-to-day operations of the Police Services Division, and supervises three bureaus - Patrol, Information Services, and Support Services.
 The Police Services Commander fulfills all duties of a traditional fire chief, plans, directs, and supervises all facets of Fire Services and Fire Protection, oversees Emergency/Disaster Operations and E.O.C., and acts as Public Information Officer in major events.
Training and Education
The Department has adopted specific standards to which it adheres and utilizes for training purposes. The law enforcement standards are those standards set forth by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. The firefighting standards are established and found in publications from the International Fire Service Training Association and those standards required by the California State Fire Marshal's Office. With the exception of ongoing hands-on proficiency training such as shooting qualification, self-defense, engine company evolutions, etc..., the Department arranges all of its training through Santa Rosa Junior College, the State Fire Marshal's Office, and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, for proper accreditation.
At the present time, training is accomplished during periods when two patrol teams, working the same hours, are on duty. While one team works, the other team will train for a ten-hour period. This training is supervised by the team Sergeant and includes such items as engine company evolutions, legal update training, communicable disease prevention, firearms qualification and so forth. Other than hands-on training, a key ingredient to this program is the utilization of videos, and satellite broadcast produced by the National Fire Protection Association, California POST, and the Fire Marshal's Office.
Periodically, based on training needs of the officer and needs of the Department, officers will be selected from different teams, units, or bureaus and trained as one unit for one week. This week-long block training usually involves firefighting techniques, such as the basic fire academy, hazardous materials response, or driver/operator training.
In addition to the aforementioned training, the department will also send its officers to schools when required for specialized assignments, promotions, trainer certification, or to enhance an officer's ability, and the training cannot be accomplished by any other means.
Public Safety employees are encouraged to continue their education, and to this end the city pays for tuition, books, and registration.
Basic Training
As a general practice, the City of Rohnert Park does not normally hire personnel and send them to the Police Academy, in that most applicants have already put themselves through the Academy, or are lateral entry applicants from other departments. The most common exception to this practice are firefighters, who are firefighter trained, but lack the police academy.
Once an officer is hired and requires fire academy training, they are sent to a state certified academy. Until such time as the officer completes the basic fire academy, their uniforms and helmets are distinctly marked to show that they are not allowed to perform critical or hazardous operations on the fire ground. |
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