Des Peres Department of Public Safety

Des Peres Department of Public Safety is comprised of 44 full-time officers and eight civilian personnel. The Department’s dispatching personnel handle all calls for fire, EMS, and police services. The cross-training of our officers has paid off for the City of Des Peres on many occasions and in many incidents. Des Peres Department of Public Safety Fire & EMS was originally formed in 1958 as a paid fire department with three paid members and 27 volunteers. At that time, the City had a town marshal and decided to study the feasibility and possibility of combining the two functions of fire and police services. In 1962, the present department was formed with about five members. Since then, the department has operated under the fully integrated public safety configuration, whereby most of its members are qualified firefighters, certified police officers, and licensed paramedics or emergency medical technicians. Dial 911 for emergencies.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Des Peres city, MO has an estimated population of 9,145.