Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) Information

Welcome to BSO’s LinkedIn Company Page where we educate and inform the community about employment vacancies and provide an inside look into the Agency. This page is maintained by the Agency and will be monitored according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office ("Agency") Social Media Terms of Use available at: https://www.sheriff.org/Pages/Policies/SocicalToU.aspx. While we welcome the interaction of our followers, please note that the opinions expressed by visitors to the BSO Facebook page do not reflect the opinions of the Agency. Content posted or submitted for posting is subject to public disclosure. ABOUT BSO: With almost 6,000 employees, including more than 2,800 certified deputies and 700 fire rescue professionals, the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) is a full-service, nationally accredited public safety agency. BSO provides full-time law enforcement services in 13 Broward 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 Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, areas of the Everglades and the county's waterways, including Port Everglades. BSO's Department of Detention and Community Programs administers the county's four jails and its offender programs including the Drug Court Treatment Program, Pretrial Services, Day Reporting and Reentry Division and County Probation. The agency also manages 9-1-1 intake for the majority of the county’s law enforcement and fire rescue agencies. In October 2003, administration of the county's fire rescue operations was transferred to BSO. The Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services provides fire suppression, fire protection, emergency medical services and educational programs for most Unincorporated areas of Broward County and to several contracted municipalities in Broward County. Learn more at www.sheriff.org.