Cook County Sheriff

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Mission

Cook County Sheriff's Office

Mission Statement:
To serve and provide public safety with fairness and respect.

Vision Statement:
Providing equal enforcement and protection of the law without prejudice or favor through excellence, professionalism, integrity and timeliness.

Values
We promote the setting of goals in partnership with the community and are dedicated to continuous improvement in law enforcement and public safety.

Office of Emergency Management & Public Information

Mission:
Emergency Management protects communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters and public safety issues. Through coordinated strategic communications programs, the Public Information Office informs and engages citizens and media in County operations.

Vision:
Emergency Management & Public Information provides leadership and open responsive communications programs to promote informed, safer and prepared communities with the capacity to cope with hazards and disasters.

We Add Value By:
- Developing and maintaining required plans
- Providing central coordination of all County government, volunteer and business entities related to emergencies
- Acting as a resource for information and grant funding
- Providing central coordination for internal and external County communication and media relations programs
- Administering the E-911 addressing system
- Managing the Emergency Operations Center
- Serves as the Public Information Officer for Cook County Sheriff’s Office and emergency services
- Representing the County as liaison to other government agencies like MN Homeland Security & Emergency Management and FEMA