Public Safety Department

The Department of Public Safety is the largest municipal government department in the City of St. Louis overseeing the Fire Department, the Metropolitan Police Department, six major divisions, two bureaus, a correctional institution and the city jail.

Most Active Pages

Alarm Registration and False Alarm Management

City Service Requests, How To

Housing Conservation Inspection

How to Become a Firefighter

Inmate's or Former Inmate's Property Return

Residential Construction

Director's Spotlight

Public Safety Director's Spotlight - Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Public Safety Divisions

Building Division
The Building Division is responsible for ensuring that residents and businesses comply with the City building code. The Building Division issues building permits, conducts building inspections, demolishes vacant buildings, and enforces zoning ordinances. The division also operates the Housing Conservation Program designed to preserve the City's housing stock.

City Emergency Management Agency
The City of St. Louis Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), a division of the Department of Public Safety, maintains an ongoing program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery

Corrections Division
Information and links concerning the City Justice Center (City Jail) and the Medium Security Institution (Workhouse)

Excise Division
A division of the Department of Public Safety that oversees all liquor licenses in the City of St. Louis.

Fire Department
Established on Sept. 14, 1857, the St. Louis Fire Department is the second oldest career Fire Department in the United States

Neighborhood Stabilization Team
Neighborhood Stabilization Team for the City of St. Louis home page

Police Department
Police Department serving the City of St. Louis.

Special Events Office
Information about what you need to do in order to apply for a Special Event Permit, rent the City Hall Rotunda, and other helpful information involving event planning.

News

Public Safety Director's Spotlight - Distracted Driving Awareness
Weekly Public Safety Director's newsletter Spotlighting special events and neighborhood activities of interest to St. Louisans and visitors alike

Street Closures this weekend for the GO! St. Louis Marathon
The 14th Annual GO! St. Louis Marathon, half Marathon and Marathon Relay are happening this Sunday, April 6th impacting many Downtown and neighboring streets

Public Safety Director's Spotlight - Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Weekly newsletter form the Public Safety Director Spotlighting special events and neighborhood activities of interest to St. Louisans and visitors alike