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About DPSST

The mission of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is to pursue excellence in training and accountability for public safety professionals.


DPSST is responsible for providing certification and training for Oregon's police, corrections, and parole and probation officers, firefighters, telecommunicators and emergency medical dispatchers, and regulatory specialists. It also certifies and licenses private security providers and entities, private investigators, and polygraph administrators. 

DPSST provides basic, leadership and specialized training at the 213-acre Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem and regionally throughout the state. The agency is governed by the 26-member Board on Public Safety Standards and Training, which is responsible for establishing the training and certification standards for 50,000 public and private safety professionals across Oregon.

Leadership at DPSSTPhil Castle Agency Direction of the Department of Public Safety, Standards and Training

Phil Castle, Agency Director

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Directions to the Oregon Public Safety Academy  Home of the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 
 
From the North: 
 
Take I-5 southbound to Salem. Take the OR-22/Santiam Hwy. exit – Exit 253 Cross over the top of I-5 and move into the middle eastbound traffic lane. Take Lancaster Dr. exit – Exit 2. Turn right onto Lancaster Dr. Lancaster Dr. turns into Aumsville Hwy.  Cross straight through intersection with Kuebler Blvd. Pass Marion County Dog Control, Marion County Correctional Facility and the Santiam Correctional Institute. Turn left into the Oregon Public Safety Academy driveway.    

 From the South:   
 
Take I-5 northbound to Salem. Take the Kuebler Blvd. exit – Exit 252. Turn right onto Kuebler Blvd. and drive 2 miles. Turn right onto Aumsville Hwy. Pass Marion County Dog Control, Marion County Correctional Facility and the Santiam Correctional Institute. Turn left into the Oregon Public Safety Academy driveway. 
 
 

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