The Office of Public Safety Administration’s (PSA) will assist in ensuring that all residents can fulfill their potential and thrive in safe communities. We understand the critical roles police, fire and 9-1-1 fulfill toward keeping Chicago safe and it is our ongoing objective to provide effective, administrative support in this regard. The PSA’s core mission and responsibility is to provide shared services for Chicago’s public safety departments.  This includes reducing costs, finding efficiencies, improving administrative functions, leveraging technology solutions, employing staff who possess deep, professional experience in public safety, and, always searching for and developing new and innovative ways we can reduce costs and find efficiencies through shared services.