{"id":28,"date":"2019-05-13T09:09:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T13:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/publicsafety-draft\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-02-22T16:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:48:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/publicsafety\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Department of Public Safety<\/h1><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/publicsafety\/message-from-the-director\/\" title=\"\">Message from the aVP<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/publicsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1535\/24PublicSafety0207-205-scaled.jpg);background-position:42% 100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Welcome to the University of Rhode Island Department of Public Safety website. Below you will find information about the different units which make up the department and their function. Please view our Emergency Preparedness video at the bottom of this page for important information on preparing and responding to emergency situations. Follow us on social media to stay up to date on our latest news and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/safety\/\" title=\"\">Active Alerts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/publicsafety\/safety-notices\" title=\"\">Safety Notices<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The URI Department of Public Safety consists<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>of the following units:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/police\/\">University Police<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Fully Sworn State Certified Police Officers and Uniformed Non-Sworn Officers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/transportation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/transportation\/\">Transportation &amp; Parking<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Permit Sales, Planning, Shuttle Services, Rhody SafeRides and Parking Enforcement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/fire\/\"><strong>Fire &amp; Life Safety<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Ensures compliance of Rhode Island Fire Codes and Rhode Island Life Safety Codes. In addition, this unit provides training, oversees fire-safety related and hazardous operations, performs building fire safety inspections and investigates university facilities to ensure that fire risks are minimized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/fire\/alarm-systems\/\"><strong>Alarms Division<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Maintains and all fire and burglar alarm systems. Dispatches a 24\/7 on call technician when a problem arises with the alarm systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\"><strong>Emergency&nbsp;Management<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Provides planning and services for preparedness, response, recovery, prevention and mitigation and serves as the liaison with other local, state, and federal emergency providers and responders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communications and Technology&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Integrated with Rhode Island\u2019s E-911 system, all emergency calls placed on campus are routed directly to our dispatch center centrally located on campus. Dispatchers monitor a wide array of telecommunications, radio, video, and alarm systems under the direction of the Deputy Chief of Police.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Administration<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Consists of the Assistant Vice President, Assistant Director,&nbsp;Executive Assistant, Fiscal Management Officer, Assistant Business Management Officer, and Coordinator of Community Outreach and Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/police\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2075\/on-campus-emergency.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"oembed oembed-youtube-com\" style=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w-PgENYDzUA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"URI Public Safety 2020\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w-PgENYDzUA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the University of Rhode Island Department of Public Safety website. 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