Public Safety

California Amber Alert System empowers law enforcement, the media and the public to combat abduction by sending out immediate, up-to-date information that aids in the child's safe recovery. Using radio, television, the internet, highway information signs, and even cell phone networks, California Amber Alert gives the public the information needed to help locate abducted children.California Amber Alert System has helped in successfully recovering over 200 children since it was est...

California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation - Division of Adult Parole Operations offers the following services for parolees currently under Adult Parole Supervision:Parolee Outpatient Clinic: provides therapy to those with a documented history of psychological issues. The clinic has a staff which includes a psychiatrist, psychologist and psychiatric social workers.Community Based: places parolees that have failed to benefit from less restrictive treatment programs into a community ba...

Computer Literacy Learning Center (CLLC) offers a computer-assisted instructional program designed to increase the literacy skills of parolees, resulting in increased employability and parolee success. They are located within parole offices. Teachers provide classroom instruction which focuses on basic proficiency in reading, writing and math skills. Students are placed in the CLLC according to their ability and proceed at their own pace, receiving training in life skills and employment compet...

Foster Grandparent Program NCYCC, operating since 1965, in a partnership between the Corporation for National and Community Service, CNCS, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Juvenile Division, provides mentoring through relationships with incarcerated youth at the Northen California Youth Correctional Center located in Stockton, CA. Their Foster Grandparents also provide youth with tutoring, help improve self-esteem, and provide the one-on-one attention every child...

California Highway Patrol (CHP) remains committed in keeping the public safe. It is their sworn duty to go above and beyond the call of duty to prevent loss of life, injuries, and property damage. Their motto is "Safety, Service, and Security." They take a proactive stance against crime, trying not only to protect the public, but by showing the public how to protect themselves. They promote safe driving for all ages, have programs designed to teach kids about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, a...

California Poison Control System (CPCS) is the primary source of poison information and treatment advice for all California residents. Specially trained pharmacists, nurses, toxicologists, and health care providers quickly answer calls to 1-800-222-1222 and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All calls are free, confidential, and language interpreters are available in over 200 languages. Callers receive personalized treatment advice and/or a referral for medical care. F...

City of Escalon Police Department is responsible for enforcing state and federal laws and ordinances to include criminal investigations, apprehension, arrests and traffic regulation.

City of Lodi Fire Department is to provide life, property, and environmental protection through prevention, education and mitigation services delivered with pride and integrity. The Department covers the city from four fire stations: Fire Station 1 is located in the downtown area. This station is the home of Engine 1 2031, Truck 1 2051, Squad 1 2071* and Battalion Chief 1 2011Fire Station 2 is the newest station located on the eastside of Lodi. It has Engine 2 2032 and HazMat 1 2081*Fire Sta...

City of Lodi Police Department is responsible for enforcing state and federal laws and ordinances to include criminal investigations, apprehension, arrests and traffic regulation. They provide volunteer opportunities for seniors through the Senior Partners Program and for youth through the Cadet Program.

City of Manteca Police Department is responsible for enforcing state and federal laws and ordinances to include criminal investigations, apprehension, arrests and traffic regulations.The police department also provides crime prevention and community awareness programs. The police department works with community groups on programs for kids, young adults and senior citizens.

City of Ripon Police Department is responsible for enforcing state and federal laws and ordinances to include criminal investigations, apprehension, arrests and traffic regulation.

City of Stockton Fire Department staffs 12 fire stations housing 12 engine companies and three truck companies. Each fire station has one fire engine and the truck companies are located at Stations 2, 3, and 4. In addition, the Training Division and Communications Division are quartered at the central fire station, Station 2. Their Hazardous Material (Haz Mat) Team is staffed by Station 3, Swift Water and Dive Rescue Team is staffed by Station 6, and Urban Search and Rescue Team is staffed by St...

Juvenile Firesetter Education Program provides educational services to children 4- to 14-year-old that are considered fire starters. The program is also offered to teens. Please call for more information.

City of Stockton Police Department is responsible for enforcing state and federal laws and ordinances to include criminal investigations, apprehension, arrests, and traffic regulation.The Gang Unit is a cooperative effort between the Stockton Police Department and Probation Department to identify teenage and adult gangsters, investigate gang-related offenses, suppress gang violence, and supervise documented gangsters who are placed on probation by the Courts.Other important numbers: (209) 937-84...

Neighborhood Services Section - Code Enforcement is dedicated to providing a high quality of life for all its residents. With this goal in mind, the Neighborhood Services Division was developed to respond to concerns related to unsafe, unhealthy, or unsightly conditions in homes and neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Services Division enforces many types of city codes, building codes, vehicle codes, and housing codes to prevent and abate nuisances on private property. Enforcement on issues such a...

City of Tracy Fire Department constantly provides the best possible service to the citizens of Tracy and Tracy Rural. The Department exists to serve and protect the citizens of the community and are always ready to speak with you on any topic related to fire or life safety. Each fire station, in coordination with the Fire Prevention Division, provides a number of services promoting health and safety in the home.The following are the locations of each of the City of Tracy Fire Stations:Fire Stat...

City of Tracy Police Department is responsible for enforcing state and federal laws and ordinances to include criminal investigations, apprehension, arrests and traffic regulation.

Clements Fire District protects life, property, and wildlands in order to enhance the economic, environmental, and social benefits derived from these resources within the boundaries of the district. To provide "all risk" services to Clements and surrounding communities, the district will maintain cooperative agreements with Local, State and Federal agencies. The district will ensure that it's members, individually and collectively, strive to meet the intent of the mission of the Clements Fire Di...

Collegeville Fire District (FPD) was formed in 1962 under the Health and Safety Code 13800-13970. The district is a combination paid/volunteer fire district and provides fire protection, suppression and prevention, hazardous materials, and basic emergency medical services. The district’s service boundary is approximately 28.4 square miles and is centrally located within the County. The district is bounded by Farmington FPD to the east, Escalon and Ripon Consolidated FPDs to the south, Lathrop-M...

Escalon Fire District was formed in 1982 with the consolidation of the Escalon Rural County Fire Protection District and the Escalon Fire Protection District. Both fire districts operated from one fire station located near the City center and were volunteer fire districts. The Consolidated District is a combination fire district with both paid and on-call volunteers. The district’s service boundary is approximately 64 square miles and covers the southeastern portion of the county, south of Do...

Farmington Fire Protection District (FPD) currently offers fire protection, suppression and prevention, fire inspection, hazardous material, and basic and emergency medical services. The District’s service area is approximately 100 square miles and is located in the Eastern portion of the County between Copperopolis Road to the North, Dodds Road to the South, Jack Tone Road to the West and the County border on the East. The District serves the communities of Farmington and the southern portion o...

French Camp-McKinley Fire Protection District was formed in 1946 under the Health and Safety Code 13800-13970. It is the mission of the French Camp McKinley Fire District to protect life, property and the environment through professional and efficient emergent and non-emergent services. The District currently provides fire protection, suppression and prevention, inspection, hazardous material, water rescue, and emergency medical services. The District’s service boundary is approximately 16 s...

Lathrop Police Services, a division of San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department, is responsible for enforcing state and federal laws and ordinances, protecting lives and property, conducting criminal investigations, traffic enforcements, and promoting partnerships within our community.

Lathrop-Manteca Fire Protection District was established in 1936 to provide fire protection for the township of Lathrop, rural Lathrop and rural Manteca. The District staffs four strategically located fire stations with career personnel, as well as volunteer firefighters. The District offers the following community outreach services:Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is centered around an all-risk, all-hazard training course. The LMFD sponsored course is delivered in a three ...

Liberty Rural Fire District was formed in 1946 under the Health and Safety Code 13800-13970. The District currently provides fire protection and prevention, fire inspection, hazardous material awareness, and basic emergency medical services. The District’s service boundary is approximately 36 square miles and is located adjacent to the north county line, between Highway 99 and Jack Tone Road.

Linden Peters Rural Fire District was formed in 1937 under the California Health and Safety Code, Section 13800. The District currently provides fire protection, suppression and prevention, inspection and plan review, hazardous material, water rescue, and emergency medical services. The District’s service boundary is approximately 127 square miles and is located in the eastern portion of the County easterly from Beecher Road between Harney Lane and Copperopolis to the eastern County line. The D...

Mokelumne Rural County Fire District (FPD) was formed in 1947. The District currently provides fire protection, suppression and prevention, inspection, plan check, water rescue, urban search and rescue, and emergency medical services. The District’s service boundary is approximately 64 square miles and is located in the northern area of the County between the Mokelumne River and Live Oak Road. The District serves the communities of Lockeford and Victor. The majority of the District is designate...

Montezuma Fire District serves approximately 9.6 square miles of the unincorporated areas of Southeast Stockton, and the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, a mix of industrial, residential, commercial, a section of Highway 99, the Stockton Metro Airport and the surrounding business park. The Stockton Metropolitan Airport serves corporate and general aviation aircraft. It can accommodate large jet transports via an 10,680-foot primary instrument runway and a 4,458-foot general aviation runway. Appro...

Ripon Consolidated Fire District serves a Safe Baby Surrender site. A distressed parent who is unable or unwilling to care for a baby can legally, confidentially and safely give up a baby within three days of birth under the Safely Surrendered Baby Law which allows parents to drop off their baby at any County fire station, including the Ripon Fire District, 24-hours per day, 7 days per week without fear of prosecution.Ripon Consolidated Fire District covers an area of approximately 55 square mil...

San Joaquin County Department of Child Support Services provides the following services: locating parentsestablishing paternityrequesting child support and/or medical support orders from the courtenforcing child and spousal support ordersmodifying child support orderscollecting and disbursing child support payments

San Joaquin County District Attorney provides protection for those who are witnesses and/or victims of crime or consumer fraud by prosecuting criminal acts aggressively and fairly. They seek to protect the law abiding and create a safer environment in which the population may live and prosper. The office has a staff of 192 employees including 78 attorneys, 32 investigators, and additional support personnel located in downtown Stockton, the Juvenile Justice Center in French Camp, and co-located ...

The Family Justice Center provides comprehensive and coordinated support to individuals and families affected by abuse, helping them to feel safe and supported as they navigate the process of seeking help and rebuilding their lives. They provide assistance, information, and resources to survivors. Please visit their website to see the numerous resources offered, and the many organizations with whom they partner to deliver services.Monthly events include:"VOICES Chat" in-person support group for ...

San Joaquin County Probation Department, Adult Division is a major partner in the justice system. While working with public and private entities, its goal is to increase opportunities for individuals at risk and offenders to experience success in socially and legally acceptable ways, using cost effective programming. For those who choose not to make positive changes, the Division will recommend and impose consequences, thereby holding offenders accountable and protecting public interest and s...

San Joaquin County Probation Department Juvenile Detention Services provides a place where youth may be held while waiting to come before a judge of the Juvenile Court. A youth under the age of 18 years old who commits a crime may be booked by a law enforcement agency into Juvenile Hall. Youth on probation may be arrested and booked by their probation officer. When a youth appears in Juvenile Court on charges of a crime, the judge may release them, detain them pending adjudication on their case,...

San Joaquin County Probation Department Juvenile Division is a partner in the Sierra Health Foundation's Positive Youth Justice Initiative (PYJI). The Department and its community partners are changing systems, strengthening support services, and increasing awareness countywide to improve the outcomes for crossover youth. Crossover youth are young people who have experienced significant trauma, have a history in the child welfare and foster care systems, and are now drawn into the juvenile just...

Project 654 is a joint program of the San Joaquin County Probation Department and San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE). Probation officers and probation assistants are stationed at various county ONE schools within the community. Their goal is to keep students in school and out of the juvenile justice system. Students attending the SJCOE Community School Program enter into a contract for a duration of six months provided that the students and parents are willing to participate in th...

Proposition 36 is a program that allows for court referrals to substance abuse treatment programs in lieu of jail.

San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has existed since 1850 and is dedicated to delivering quality service through the creation of partnerships with the people they serve. With community partnerships as their foundation, they are driven by goals to enhance the quality of life, investigating problems as well as incidents, seeking solutions, and fostering a sense of security in communities and individuals. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office oversees the following divisions:Animal Services D...

San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post 1850 Program is to create new inroads of understanding between youth, law enforcement, and the community. Explorer cadets receive extensive training and then actively participate in community affairs and non-hazardous law enforcement activities. Subjects such as community relations, criminal law, demeanor, firearms, safety, narcotics control, police procedures, and weaponless defense will be taught. All trainees are required to undergo drill a...

Thornton Rural Fire Protection District was formed in 1951 under the California Health and Safety Code, Section 13800. The Thornton Rural Fire Protection District currently provides fire protection, suppression and prevention, inspection, hazardous material, and emergency medical services to a service area that is approximately 43.8 square miles. The District is located in the northwest portion of the County. The District serves the community of Thornton and adjacent agricultural areas.

Waterloo Morada Rural County Fire Protection District was formed in 1946 under the California Health and Safety Code, Section 13800. The District provides fire protection, prevention and suppression, hazardous material, water rescue, and emergency medical services. The District’s existing service boundary is approximately 36 square miles and is located to the east of Stockton, south of Live Oak Road, west of Beecher Road, and north of Highway 26. Included within the boundary are the communities...

Woodbridge Rural Fire District (FPD) was formed in 1942 under the California Health and Safety Code, Section 13800. The District currently provides fire protection, prevention and suppression, fire inspection, hazardous materials, water rescue and basic emergency medical service. The District is one of two districts that have a Mass Decontamination Unit which is located at Station 73. The other unit is located at Escalon FPD. The Woodbridge FPD provides service to an area that is approximately ...