The Rockford Department of Public Safety is comprised of three divisions: Enforcement, Fire, and Public Services. The Enforcement Division is responsible for traditional police and fire functions and is comprised of 10 full-time and 3 part-time Public Safety Officers. The Fire Division is comprised of a Fire Marshall and paid on-call firefighters. The Public Services Division is 11 Public Services employees, cross-trained as firefighters. Across the three divisions there are 30 certified firefighters. The Rockford Department of Public Safety is dedicated to a Community Policing Philosophy based on crime prevention through education and community partnerships. The department maintains several neighborhood watch groups, organizes block parties and six community outreach events, provides a DARE Curriculum to fifth, seventh and eighth graders in the Rockford Public School District, and offers Fire Prevention programs in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week.