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C-196700 Hamburg Township Public Safety Police Patch Michigan AR
 
 Police     C-196839 Hamburg Township Public Safety Fire Patch Michigan AR   Fire

Hamburg Township Public Safety Department

The Hamburg Township Public Safety Department is responsible for providing law enforcement and Fire/EMS services to the residents of Hamburg Township and plays an integral part in the Township’s emergency management preparedness and response. The Public Safety Department was established through a unanimous Resolution of the Hamburg Township Board of Trustees on June 21, 2022.

The Resolution formally consolidated the Hamburg Township Police Department and Hamburg Township Fire Department into one department under the direction of the Director of Public Safety. This formal departmental consolidation came after the administrative functions of the police and fire departments were first consolidated under the direction of a unified command team, the Public Safety Administration, in 2018.

The Hamburg Township Public Safety Department consists of two divisions, Police and Fire, with each division being under the supervision of a Deputy Public Safety Director. This type of consolidation provides for administrative streamlining, combined organizational oversight, management accountability in the overall delivery of public safety services, improved coordination of services, more effective use of police/fire funds and more consistency of operations while preserving the technical expertise of the police and fire staffs.

The following police and fire functions have been fully consolidated:

  • Police & Fire Administrative Assistant positions (now have 3 Public Safety Administrative Assistant positions)
  • Emergency Management
  • Budgeting process
  • Purchasing
  • MMRMA insurance claims and grants
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
  • Policy development
  • Human resource management

In addition to the consolidated administrative functions, the Public Safety Department has a unified Public Safety Drone Team consisting of both police officers and firefighters under a single command and employs Public Safety Park Rangers who receive both police and fire/medical training.


PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:

RICHARD DUFFANY
Director of Public Safety
E-mail: rduffany@hamburg.mi.us
Phone: 810.222.1171 - Direct Line
Phone: 810.231.9391 - Main Line
Fax: 810.231.9401

DARIUSZ NISENBAUM
Deputy Director - Police 
E-mail: dnisenbaum@hamburg.mi.us
Phone: 810.222.1172 - Direct Line
Phone: 810.231.9391 - Main Line
Fax: 810.231.9401

JEFFREY NEWTON
Deputy Director - Fire
Email: jnewton@hamburg.mi.us
Phone: 810.222.1100 Ext. 104
Fax: 810.231.9401

DANIELLE PRICE
Public Safety Administrative Supervisor
Email: dprice@hamburg.mi.us
Phone: 810.231.9391
Fax: 810.231.9401

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