Fresno Police Department
| Fresno Police Department | |
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| Common name | Fresno P.D. |
| Abbreviation | FPD |
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| Motto | "Safety, Service and Trust!" |
| Agency overview | |
| Employees | 968 |
| Annual budget | $165 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Fresno in the state of California, United States |
| Size | 104.8 square miles (271 km2) |
| Population | 510, 365 (2010 census) |
| Legal jurisdiction | City of Fresno |
| Governing body | Fresno City Council |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 2323 Mariposa Mall Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Police officers | 810 |
| Unsworn members | 200 |
| Agency executive |
Jerry P. Dyer, Chief of Police |
| Facilities | |
| Field Operations Divisions |
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| Vehicles |
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| Helicopters | 2 |
| Planes | 1 |
| K9s | 14 |
| Website | |
| Fresno PD website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Fresno Police Department (FPD) is responsible for policing the city of Fresno, California. The Chief of Police is Jerry P. Dyer. The city experiences between 30 and 69 willful homicides in a typical year. In 2005, the department had 807 sworn personnel and 406 non-sworn personnel.
Proactive units in patrol, working a variety of immediate problems to include: parole violators, wanted persons, drug houses, sex offenders, gang problems, and crime trends.
Established under the leadership of Chief Jerry Dyer in April 2002 as part of a department-wide reorganization. In an effort to make the response to crime more prompt, District Crime Suppression Teams are assigned to the individual district commanders as a pro-active crime fighting resource. The District Crime Suppression Teams are composed of ten supervisors and sixty officers. There are two teams in each policing district.
Since 1974, the Fresno Police Department has provided a ready response to situations that were beyond the capabilities of normally equipped and trained department members. During this time the Fresno SWAT team has affected the arrest of hundreds of violent criminals and received scores of commendations.
The first SWAT team consisted of six members. These members received training from the FBI at the FBI Academy in Quantico VA. The current SWAT team is made up of 26 members. The team is broken down into two six-person entry elements each led by a sergeant, one ten-person perimeter team, also led by a sergeant, and four snipers. The snipers are directed by a sniper coordinator who is also a sergeant assigned to the Command Vehicle. A Lieutenant commands the team.
The four team members assigned as snipers attend a basic sniper course as well as advanced training courses. Snipers train on moving targets, firing through barriers, and precision shooting to 400 yards.
The SWAT team also trains with the Crisis Negotiators from the Fresno Police Department and SWAT teams from allied agencies.
The Fresno Police Department’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was created in 1974, and has a long-distinguished history, rising from the inspiration of a few unique individuals who were determined to establish a bomb squad to meet the needs of a growing city. From handmade tools and perseverance, a modern, accredited squad with state-of-the-art equipment has emerged.
After completing the reorganization and expansion of the unit from two to six technicians in 1999, an explosives bunker with bank-like security was constructed and dedicated. Advance preparation paid off, and the unit was able to assist during the tragedy of September 11, 2001, going full-time as the city’s first Anti-Terrorism Unit. Approximately one year later, after the creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the members of the unit returned to their primary duties: remaining on-call to handle a myriad of hazardous devices.
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