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The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security (OKOHS) is an agency of State of Oklahoma that is responsible for reducing the State’s vulnerability to acts of terrorism and for minimizing and recovering the damage caused by terrorist attacks. OKOHS is a division of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.The Office is headed by a Director of Homeland Security who is appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma. The inaugural Director Kerry Pettingill was appointed by Governor Brad Henry in January 2004.