SALT LAKE CITY — The state Senate Wednesday confirmed the reappointment of Keith Squires to another four-year term as commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.

Squires was first appointed commissioner in June 2013 by Gov. Gary Herbert and was recently renominated to the post.

Squires serves as the governor’s homeland security adviser and has extensive experience in state and local law enforcement, and public safety services.

Squires holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration and a master’s in homeland security and defense from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. He is a 2004 graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He is also a 2014 graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute.

Squires’ department consists of the Utah Highway Patrol, State Bureau of Investigation, State Crime Lab, Statewide Information and Analysis Center, Bureau of Criminal Identification, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Division of Emergency Management, Peace Officer Standards and Training, Driver License Division and Highway Safety Division.