Coordinated Activities
Flood Duty -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol provides security patrols, rescue, and recovery assistance during flooding conditions. The Patrol works closely with the State Emergency Management Agency and various other state and local agencies requesting flood assistance. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is one of the few agencies with the proper equipment and experience to work in flooding conditions.
Dive Team -- Every year, members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Dive Team conduct an average of 55 dive operations to recover drowning or boating accident victims, or to recover criminal evidence in felony cases. Dive team members are fully trained with a combined 91 years of experience with the team.
Assistance -- As a police agency, the Missouri State Highway Patrol often assists other agencies in emergency situations. These situations include searches for fugitives and missing persons, felony criminal investigations, drug eradication and specialized enforcement activities. The Highway Patrol offers specialized departmental resources including personnel for these coordinated activities.