Grosse Pointe Woods Department of Public Safety

Grosse Pointe Woods Department of Public Safety serves Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. About Public Safety Personal safety and the safety of private property are the primary goals of the city’s Department of Public Safety. The city has provided police, fire and ambulance service since 1944. Public Safety officers perform police and firefighter duties and also are cross-trained as medical first responders or basic emergency medical technicians. The department has a complement of 31 sworn officers. The department is responsible for: 911 Emergency Service Advanced Life Support (ALS) Crime Prevention Firefighting Fire Inspections Detective Bureau Traffic Safety Youth Service Division Kindcall The Public Safety Department operates a four-platoon system that works a 12-hour shift rotation for the patrol force. One public safety officer is on duty at all times to operate the fire trucks (one 2,000 gallons per minute pumpers and one 100-foot Quint). In the event of a structure fire, the fire apparatus and ambulance are met at the scene by patrol officers. Non-emergency: (313) 343-2419. Dial 911 for emergencies.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Grosse Pointe Woods city, MI has an estimated population of 16,177.