Our mission is to provide
professional, honorable, and courageous employees who are empowered as a
team to provide exceptional public safety services, protection to all
Park visitors and employees, and preserve and protect the Park’s natural
resources and wildlife.
Our vision:
The vision of the Stone Mountain Park Department of Public Safety is to
uphold the tradition of excellence in law enforcement and fire services
through a dedicated, highly trained and compassionate workforce that
employs progressive technology and promotes professionalism.
Core Values
A. Intergrity - to remain steadfast, honorable, and
uncomprised in the perfomance of duty.
B. Courage - to make right decision in the place of
physical danger and moral dilemma.
C. Compassion - to those in need, regardless of
circumstances or condition, without bias or prejudice.
D. Leadership - by setting the example of professional
conduct and progressive public safety solutions.
E. Professionalism - to conduct ourselves by speech,
actions, and appearance that characterize a professional.
F. Accountability - to the State of Georgia, SMMA, and
the citizens we serve for our performance,
our reputation, and our ethics.
Our department:
Stone Mountain Park is protected by the Stone Mountain Park Department
of Public Safety (DPS), which provides Police (law enforcement), Fire,
Emergency Medical, and Rescue services to between 4 and 5 million
visitors and employees annually.
DPS is a state authority law enforcement agency of medium size.
All police officers are Georgia POST certified, with law enforcement
authority and powers of arrest the same as any county or city police
officer. The police powers of DPS are granted by the Official Code
of Georgia Annotated, section 12-3-194.1.
DPS responds to between 5 and 6 thousand calls for public safety
services annually. The Department possesses state-of-the-art equipment,
ranging from new police and fire rescue vehicles, to thermal imaging
cameras, night vision, and threat detection electronics. Emergency
Call Boxes are located throughout the park and on the Walk-up Trail for
visitors to request assistance. All police and fire rescue
vehicles are equipped with AED (heart defibrillators) and employees are
trained in CPR. Fire Rescue personnel are state certified
Emergency Medical Technicians-Intermediate and firefighters.
Additionally, the Park has extensive video surveillance throughout.
DPS also operates and
maintains a Helicopter Aviation Unit, High-Angle Mountain Rescue Team, Dive RescueTeam, Hazardous
Materials Response, and Lake Patrol.
Two DPS employees have graduated from the FBI National Academy in
Quantico, Virginia, three employees have graduated from the
Georgia Law Enforcement Command College in Columbus, Georgia, and one
DPS employee has received the Governor's Award
for Public Safety for "Outstanding Contribution Which Enhanced the
Profession".
