About OOC
We help get the right information to the right people at the right time so Minnesotans can make decisions in the name of safety.
Bringing you the information you need when you need it
Staff in our Office of Communications (OOC) provide public information to media, promote department programming and initiatives, prepare public education campaigns and material, and manage the DPS website and social media. We also manage the Joint Information Center when the State Emergency Operations Center is activated.
The OOC team helps our public safety agency partners across the state with media relations and crisis communications. We also help with funerals for fallen first responders.
Staff members are frequent presenters and panel members at state, regional and national conferences. Additionally, staff members have served on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) assessment panels for other states’ traffic safety programming. Staff members also serve as university-level instructors, and trainers for the U.S. Department of Defense and FEMA.
Our services
The OOC provides communication strategy development in cooperation with division leadership to ensure the right messages are delivered to target audiences at the right time using the right tools. Our services include video production, photography, writing and editing, social media content and strategy, web support, assistance with presentation materials, graphic design, and media relations.