is Chief Kenneth DeSimone, who assumed the position in 2013 from Terry Sult, who replaced Gene Wilson in 2008 as the Department's first Chief. The department answered 124,374 Calls for Service and made 3,390 arrests in 2020. Dedicated units of the SSPD include Uniform Patrol, Bike Unit, Community Affairs, Crime Scene Investigations, Criminal Investigation Division, Criminal Intelligence Unit, Crisis Negotiation Team, Honor Guard, K-9 Unit, Quick Response Force, Special Investigation Unit, Swift Water Rescue Team, Traffic Unit, and the Training Unit. Further, SSPD is a member of the North Metro SWAT Team, consisting of officers from Sandy Springs Police Department, Dunwoody Police Department, Johns Creek Police Department, and the Brookhaven Police Department. The SSPD headquarters is located at 7840 Roswell Road, Suite 301, within the Morgan Falls Office Park. The city's fire department began operations in December 2006. The department consists of 97 full-time firefighters. Chief Jack McElfish headed the fire department from 2005 - 2014. The fire department is today led by Chief Keith Sanders. It is staffed by 91 full-time firefighters and 52 part-time firefighters. The fire department handled 17,000 responses to 8,205 calls for service The city of Sandy Springs has purchased the old Target Corporation building (originally Richway) located on the corner of Sandy Springs Circle and Johnson Ferry Road. In May 2018, the new city hall opened after years of construction. Education Primary and secondary schools Public schools are operated by the Fulton County School System. Elementary schools serving sections of Sandy Springs include Dunwoody Springs Charter Elementary School, Heards Ferry Elementary School, High Point Elementary School, Ison Springs Elementary School, Lake Forest Elementary School, Spalding Drive Charter Elementary School, and Woodland Charter Elementary School. Two middle schools, Sandy Springs Middle School and Ridgeview Charter Middle School, and two high schools, North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences and Riverwood High School, are in and serve Sandy Springs. Private schools located in Sandy Springs include: Brandon Hall School (5th grade through high school) Springmont (formerly First Montessori School of Atlanta) (preschool through middle school) Atlanta Jewish Academy (k–12) Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (preschool through high school) Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (preschool through high school) St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School (k–8) Opened September 4, 1962 The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy (k–8) The Felicia Penzell Weber Jewish Community High School a.k.a. The Weber School (high school) The Epstein School (k–8) Holy Spirit Preparatory School