Section IV - Services of Other Officials and Agencies

Sheriff’s Office

Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO)
Emergency Only 911
Non-Emergency 954-765-4321
General Information 954-831-8900
www.sheriff.org
2601 W. Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

With 6,300 employees, including more than 3,000 sworn deputy sheriffs, the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) is a full-service public safety agency providing full-time law enforcement, detention, community control and fire rescue services to Broward County residents and visitors. BSO protects 15 Broward cities and all of Broward's unincorporated areas with law enforcement services, in addition to the Broward County Courthouse, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades, countywide mass transit, areas of the Everglades and the county's waterways.

BSO's Child Protective Investigations Section (CPIS) investigates allegations of abuse and neglect of Broward County's children for Florida's Department of Children and Families. BSO's Department of Detention and Community Control administers the County's five jails and its offender programs such as Military Training (Bootcamp), Pre-Trial Release, Drug Court, In-Custody Treatment, County Probation and Day Reporting. BSO also manages fire rescue services for the County's unincorporated areas, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades and, through contract agreements in the cities of Weston, Cooper City, Southwest Ranches, Pembroke Park, West Park, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Sea Ranch Lakes and Lauderdale Lakes. BSO fire personnel provide suppression, protection, emergency medical services and educational programs.

The BSO Communications Division operates the largest dispatch center in the County, located at the Public Safety Complex with two additional sites at Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach. The division is directly responsible for 911 intake, dispatch and Teletype service for unincorporated County areas and 20 municipalities. The division functions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is responsible for processing an estimated 2.2 million telephone calls and nearly 40 million police radio transmissions each year.

Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services

911 (Emergency Only)
954-831-8200 (General Information)
954-831-8265 (Fax)
www.sheriff.org/about_bso/dfres
2601 W. Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL33312


BSO's Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services originated in October 2003, when all operational and administrative responsibilities were transferred from the Broward County Board of County Commissioners to the Broward Sheriff's Office. With more than 600 professional and highly trained operations, support and administrative personnel, the department provides fire suppression, fire protection, emergency medical services and educational programs for most unincorporated areas of Broward County and to the municipalities of Weston, Southwest Ranches, Pembroke Park, West Park, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and Sea Ranch Lakes through contract agreements. Additionally, the department serves Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Port Everglades.

Thirteen stations for fire suppression and Advanced Life Support medical rescue operate in various locations in the County, 10 as engine companies and three as aerial companies. There is also an Air Rescue station located at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. Fire Rescue administers the Hazardous Materials, Air Rescue, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting and the Technical Rescue teams, each addressing unique and frequently complex and dangerous situations. These teams operate countywide.

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