Missouri Department of Public Safety
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The Missouri Department of Public Safety is a department of the State of Missouri
in the United States. It administers a broad range of the state's public service agencies including the division of alcohol and tobacco control, the division of fire safety, the highway patrol
, and the water patrol. The gaming commission is also overseen by the department and is responsible for monitoring bingo and riverboat gambling operations. Additionally, the Missouri Department of Public Safety administers the state emergency management agency (SEMA), which coordinates the response to natural and man-made disasters, and the state office of homeland security.
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in the United States. It administers a broad range of the state's public service agencies including the division of alcohol and tobacco control, the division of fire safety, the highway patrol
Missouri State Highway Patrol
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is the highway patrol agency for Missouri and has jurisdiction anywhere within the state.State laws pertaining to the Highway Patrol including its creation, powers, structure, mission and duties are specified in...
, and the water patrol. The gaming commission is also overseen by the department and is responsible for monitoring bingo and riverboat gambling operations. Additionally, the Missouri Department of Public Safety administers the state emergency management agency (SEMA), which coordinates the response to natural and man-made disasters, and the state office of homeland security.