Field Operations Support Bureau

The Field Operations Support Bureau (FSOB) provides highly technical and specialized support services to a diverse number of commands within the Harris County Sheriff's Office. This Bureau is comprised of the Investigative Support Division and the Communications Division. these Divisions are each responsible for the following distinct areas of operations.

INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT DIVISION

• Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Operations Center
• Alarm Detail
• Crime Scene Unit - CSU
• Evidence/Property Room (EPR) Operations
• Sheriff's Regional Firearms Identification Laboratory (FIL) Operations

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

• Sheriff's Emergency Dispatch Center (EDC)
• 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
• Sheriff's Mobile Command Post Operations
• TCIC/NCIC