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The Carlisle Iowa Public Safety Department

Drive into Carlisle, Iowa, a city of over 4,000 residents and you see rolling hills, pristine woodlands and the valleys of two rivers. More important than what you see, is what you feel. A suburb of Des Moines, Carlisle is an amazing community with an outstanding Public Safety Department consisting of police, fire and EMS departments.

The Public Safety Department provides complete police, fire, and emergency medical services, as well as the related specialty programs, under one agency.

The Carlisle Police Department has an authorized strength of full-time, part-time and reserve sworn patrol officers, detective, canine unit, drug unit, administration as well as civilian personnel. Officers are responsible for the protection of life and property, and help maintain peace, order, and safety for all. The patrol section is divided in to three watches (shifts) providing 24-hour service. In addition Administrative Services provides support activities to groups and organizations throughout the City. Administrative Services consists of Records, Property and Evidence, Crime Prevention, and Planning and Research, and Code Enforcement. The department operates under the police chief, lieutenant and a sergeant.

The Carlisle Fire Department was established in 1938 and rescue services were added in 1972. The Carlisle Fire and Rescue handles fire protection and provides emergency medical services (EMS) within the city and the surrounding rural area. The department responds to over 500 fire and emergency medical calls a year. The department is made up of part-time medics and volunteers medics and firefighters. The EMS department operates at a paramedic level, operating 24 hours a day. The fire department is trained in multilevels ranging from, rescue, extraction, fire response, water rescue, grain bin rescue, high angle rescue, as well as other services. The department operates under the public safety director, fire chief, assistant fire chief, two captains and two lieutenants. The departments have a fire instructor and a medic instructor. The department also has a part-time administrative assistant.

Jason R. Doll is the Chief of Police as well as the Public Safety Director. He is responsible for Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services, and Emergency Management for the City of Carlisle.

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