Port Everglades

Port Everglades covers an area of 2,380 acres and is the 12th largest container port in the United States. The seaport includes 12 cruise terminals serving 16 cruise lines that launch more than 3,000 cruises each year.

BSO Fire Rescue Station 6 provides specialized firefighting and emergency response capabilities geared to the unique environment of Port Everglades. The Seaport Command has developed a multi-agency communication capability between the airport, seaport and the United States Coast Guard.

Station 6 operates two engines, an ALS (Advanced Life Support) rescue unit and a specialized "chem-truck" that can deploy water, firefighting foam or dry chemical extinguishing agents onto a fire.

Since 1991, BSO has provided law enforcement services for Port Everglades. Specialized resources such as the Harbor Patrol, Investigations Unit, Bomb Detection and K-9 Unit allow the agency to provide full service to the visitors and businesses that travel into or conduct commerce here. Acting as the Port's Facility Security Officer (FSO), the Broward Sheriff's Office manages the Security Operations Center Port Identification Office, issuing and monitoring over 22,000 permanent ID Cards and 15,000 temporary cards yearly.

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Recently, Deputy Matthew Palmieri, assigned to the BSO Harbor Unit, assisted Strategic Investigations with locating several packages of cocaine that were thrown into the ocean approximately seven miles out from Port Everglades. The drug traffickers had been taken into custody along with their boat and some of the drugs. While patrolling the area, Deputy Palmieri observed a strange object floating in the water. Upon closer examination, he realized the object was actually one of the drug traffickers who jumped overboard and rescued him from the water. It appears he had been in the water for several hours. Due to Deputy Palmieri's keen observation and his ability to act quickly he saved the suspect's life.

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