The Department of Public Safety
Welcomes You To Our Website.
Hello and welcome to the Waterville Valley
Department of Public Safety website. We hope this
site will give you some information about who we are
and how we serve our community. Follow the menu
items to the top to browse all aspects of our
department.
Email Us
Please do not send complaints via
email. Please call the department
directly so that your complaint can
be promptly handled by the on-
duty officer.
General Questions or Suggestions
info@wvpublicsafety.com
Director of Public Safety/Fire Chief
Christopher G. Hodges
director@wvpublicsafety.com
Deputy Director/Chief of Police
David C. Noyes
pdchief@wvpublicsafety.com
Police Sergeant/Prosecutor
John T. Katsirebas Jr.
pdsgt@wvpublicsafety.com
Fire Captain/Paramedic/PSO
Jeffrey P. Dropkin
jdropkin@wvpublicsafety.com
Public Safety Officer/EMT-I/FFI
Andrew Vermeersch
averm@wvpublicsafety.com
PublicSafety Officer/EMT-B/FFI
Adam S. Trayner
atrayner@wvpublicsafety.com
PublicSafety Officer/EMT-I/Deputy
Fire Chief
Timothy Rosewarne
trosewarne@wvpublicsafety.com
Public Safety Officer/EMT-I/Fire
Lieutenant
Gregory Bavis
gbavis@wvpublicsafety.com
Public Safety Officer/EMT-I/C2F2
Robert Diehm
rdiehm@wvpublicsafety.com
Public Safety Officer
Scott McNeil
smcneil@wvpublicsafety.com
Public Safety Officer/EMT-B
Gary Robinson
grobinson@wvpublicsafety.com
Administrative Assistant
Carina Racicot
admin@wvpublicsafety.com
WVDPS
News
How Do I...?
...Appeal a Parking Ticket.
Please visit
the Parking
Citation
Appeal Page
and follow
the
instructions
within 10-days of violation.
...File a Complaint.
Complaints against members
of the department or about
department operations are
taken very seriously. To ensure
prompt attention, to protect the
public, members, and the
town, proper procedures must
be followed.
Youth Fishing Derby
HUGE Success!
Hoops for
Heroes
Visits Waterville
Valley, dedicates day to
Decoteau Family.
Below is a few examples of the tasks that
the members of the department perform.
-Patrol
-Fire Prevention
-Criminal Investigation
-Emergency Medical Response
-Firefighting
-Search & Rescue
-Auto Accident Investigation
-Auto Extrication
-Community Policing
-Criminal Prosecution
-Education & Training
-Code Enforcement
-Health and Safety
-Assist Other Area Agencies
Who Are We?
The Waterville Valley Department of Public Safety is
a multi-disciplined department, tasked with all
Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical functions
within the Town of Waterville Valley. The
Department of Public Safety is the first true Public
Safety Department in the State of New Hampshire.
All full-time personnel are required to be trained as
state certified police officers, firefighters, and
emergency medical technicians. We continue to be
the only exclusive, full-time, Public Safety
Department in New Hampshire.
Protecting and improving
the quality of life in
Waterville Valley is achieved
by 11 Public Safety Officers,
1 Administrative Assistant,
Call Personnel, Per Diem
workers, and Volunteers of
the Department of Public
Safety.
Visit the
Town of Waterville Valley
Directions to the
Department