Public Safety

Mission Statement

The mission of the Lindsay Department of Public Safety is to ensure residents have an efficient and responsive code enforcement; police, fire and animal control force to maintain public safety; and, an outstanding quality of life for our community.

Duties

The duties of the Public Safety Department encompass the services of several different sub-departments including:

• Police

  • Conduct proactive and innovative approaches to reduce crime;
  • Ensure the community of Lindsay is kept safe including its streets, schools and neighborhoods;
  • Respect the needs of the residents and meet those needs by utilizing innovative approaches to solving problems; and
  • Actively prevent criminal acts and aggressively apprehend criminals in a manner which is consistent with the law.

• Animal Control

  • Patrol and protect the City of Lindsay by capturing stray animals;
  • Ensure the humane and approved treatment of captured animals; and
  • Shelter all animals captured by animal control.

• Fire Protection

  • Respond to fire emergencies;
  • Assist in medical responses;
  • Extinguish fires to save life and property; and
  • Prevent, when possible, the potential of a fire hazard.

• Code Enforcement

  • Enforce compliance with City regulations and ordinances including zoning, land use,
  • nuisance housing, building codes, health and safety, blight, graffiti, water waste, and
  • other matters of public concern;
  • Receive and respond to citizen complaints and reports from other agencies and departments on alleged violations of City zoning and codes/ordinances; and
  • Conduct field investigations and inspect properties for violations.

• Records Division

  • Performs public reception duties in the Police Department.
  • Receives and processes police reports and related documents.
  • Answers phones; determines nature of call and handles or routes as appropriate.

• 9-1-1 Dispatch

  • Dispatch and coordinate the responses of public safety agencies;
  • Translate information to the appropriate codes;
  • Determine and assign the level of priority of the calls;
  • Ask vital questions and provide pre-arrival instructions for emergency medical calls.

• Contracted Ambulance Services

  • Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls calmly, efficiently and promptly;
  • Administer basic and restricted advanced life support to patients at the scene, en route to the hospital;
  • Assess the nature and extent of injury or illness; and
  • Communicate with professional medical personnel and treatment facilities to obtain instructions regarding further treatment.