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Public Safety and Emergency Management
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The
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management is responsible
for the
safety and security of the Murray State University community as well
as properties
owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the University. The
Department
provides 24 hours per day, 7 days per week service to Murray State
University
and is comprised of three divisions- Parking/Business, Emergency
Management,
and Police.
The
Parking/Business Division provides oversight to administrative matters
within
the Department as well as issuing parking permits and coordinating the
enforcement
of parking rules/regulations.
The
Emergency Management Division provides oversight to matters affecting
preparedness
for and reaction to emergencies on campus.
The
Murray State Police Department is staffed with 16 sworn police
officers and
16 Racer Patrol (student employees with no police powers). Also
located
within the Police Department is a 911 Communications Center. The 911
Communications
Center is staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with certified
Telecommunicators.
The
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management is guided by the
campus-oriented
policing philosophy as it provides law enforcement services to the
University
community. Officers are mentors, counselors, enforcers, and
partners.
MSU Police Officers are valued members of the University community
interacting
with faculty, staff, students, and visitors daily.
Points of Contact
- Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management, Director David DeVoss- 270-809-4810
- Emergency Management and Environmental Safety and Health, Assistant Director Jeff Steen- 270-809-3481
- Parking Management Office, Parking Supervisor Francie Ray- 270-809-4812
- University Police- (Emergency on Campus) 911, (Non-Emergency) 270-809-2222
Websites of interest
Kentucky Homeland Security Preparedness
Campus Crime Prevention Resource Center