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Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (SDPS)

NorCal · Municipal · Career

Mission

The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety is dedicated to saving lives, protecting property, and preserving the environment through a fully integrated public safety service that merges law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency medical response.

Source: official department source

6 · Stations30,000+ combined public safety calls/year · Annual callsapproximately 159,673 · Population servedDaniel Pistor (as of Jul 15, 2026) · Fire Chief

The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety is one of the few fully integrated police and fire departments in America.

Preparing for the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (SDPS) oral board

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (SDPS) serves approximately 159,673 residents from 6 stations. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:

  • its mission and the values it states
  • the community it serves and the calls it runs
  • the specialized work it runs, from hazardous materials
  • the programs it puts into the community, like community emergency response (CERT)
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (SDPS) specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its hazardous materials work
  • How you would contribute to its community emergency response (CERT) work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
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