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DEPARTMENT OF
HERBERT KOHL
Director of Public Safety
From its inception, The Village of
North Palm Beach, Florida, took ad-
vantage of the favorable public safety
experiences of such outstarding com-
munities as Oak Park, Illinois and
Sunnyvale, California, by starting
with joint police and fire divisions
to function as the Department of
Public Safety, under the administra-
tion and supervision of a single
Director.
With increased efficiency a dll econ-
omy, your public safety officer per-
forms all the police and fire duties
within the Village, augmented by its
Police Reserve and Volunteer Fire
Divisions.
The Department of Public Safety
patrol cars perform this double duty
on a 24 hour basis, as they patrol the
55 miles of Village streets. The patrol
cars are similarly equipped with
standard police accessory which in-
cludes: radio, radar unit, riot gun,
crime scene investigation kit, acci-
dent investigation tools, camera, and
in addition the newest type of fire
extinguishers, fire fighting clothing
and a complete first aid kit, with
oxygen. Supervisory personnel hold
Red Cross instructor cards.
PHOTO OF POLICE MOBILE UNITS, STANDING FROM LEFT. POLICE CHIEF KOHL, SGT. WILLE, AND SGT. MCGUIRE.
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OFFICERS A'�' MEN OF THE NORTH PALM BEACH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
r�rlronnel perform
undevurr:°.4 -�V-.aous training program,
as its ambers are drilled semi-
mcnthly in fire lighting techniqu,:-,,s
and qf+,-.-,rLd the City of West Pali -n
BC'--L_Lc'F, lorida Police Academy. Your
De.n,-
a`.Pof Public Safety was for-
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tunate btaining the usual fine
coop°tion_ 0_" the F.B.I., with respect
to ma av aj.
'lable qualified agents
to cullauc.-I '001ice training profes-
sional course in the, Village this past
year, for both local officers as well
as officers from suiro-unding com-
n• ities.
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Df�ec`tc ')j� !-;:vo Sergeants, seven PAL-.
vers, om, clerk and schoo'L guafflis
stand ready to acknowledge y(,-m\.ir call
for he"P or assistance during anytime
of 1i f; (jay or night.
FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY
1—Protection of Life and Propery.
2—Ad-rninister First Aid.
3—Er,,f()rce Occupational License
Ordinance.
4 ' Enforce Boat Safety and Boy- !"ing'-
Laws.
5—Performance of Fire Pre-N,,�,.Jtjtion
Inspections.
6—Accident Investigation.
7—Public Relations Work,
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SPEEDER APPREHENSION,,
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