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Minnesota State Patrol

A Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety
 

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Mask Delivery

A trooper unloading boxes from a squad car​The Minnesota State Patrol assisted the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in delivering medical masks to be used by public health investigators.

Troopers delivered 1,000 masks to MDH locations in Bemidji, Duluth, Fergus Falls, St. Cloud, Marshall, Mankato and Rochester.

The quick delivery will help keep health care professionals and patients safe.










COVID-19 Dispatcher Response

Dispatchers in the State Patrol’s two call centers (Roseville and Rochester) are helping guide COVID-19-related calls to the proper channels.

A dispatcher working on a computerA few things to know about how dispatchers are handling calls:

  • Dispatchers are directing callers with COVID-19 questions to medical professionals or transferring callers to local dispatchers to seek direction from a medical resource. This is how State Patrol dispatchers would typically handle medical calls.
  • To help keep first responders safe, dispatchers are asking illness-specific questions to help determine response resources.

The State Patrol will continue monitoring Centers for Disease Control and Minnesota Department of Health and Department of Public Safety guidance to best keep the public and first responders safe.

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