Broward Sheriff S Office Bso Careers in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Under the leadership of Sheriff Scott Israel, the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) has roughly 5,500 employees, including more than 2,800 certified deputies and more 600 fire rescue professionals. BSO is the largest full-service, fully accredited public safety agency in the United States. BSO provides full-time law enforcement services in 14 Broward County cities and towns, and in all of Broward's unincorporated areas, serving more than one-third of the county. In addition, BSO protects the Broward County Courthouse, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades, areas of the Everglades, and the county's waterways. The Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to road patrol and other customary operations, administers special units including the Bomb Squad, the K-9 (canine) Unit, Crime Lab, VIPER Unit (targeting violent felons), School Resource Deputy Unit, and the Child Protective Investigations Section (CPIS). BSO's Department of Detention and Community Programs