Department Questions

Looking for some info on thedepartment, website is vague.

Whats the morale like?

Do they have take home cars?

Whats the schedule like?

Does anyone know how often and how many they hire r when theh iring freeze is over?

when i was there, the morale was hgh
they work 4/10 shifts. they are either tues-fri, or fri-mon. the hours are 7a-5p, 11a-9p, 5p-3a, 9p-7a.
there is a lot of overtime if you want to work it
they now are giving you a take home after about 2.5 years, i think.
it is a very busy and active department.
they just got a pay raise, the starting salary is over 40 now.
its a great agency!

How many FTE? How many sworn?

Its a training agency for young officers. They get experience and leave within 3 years. For Those that stay they throw them a bone (speciality unit), however those officers get tired of the B.S. after 5-7 years and leave.

For the majority of the officers who stay they take the early retirement at 15 years.

You can tell if an agency is good by seeing how many officers make it to a full 25 year retirement. Hardly any do at FMPD.

Hello

there are alot of officers that make it to the 25 year mark. alot of officers leave because they say its too busy wich it is at times. alot of people leave becausae they dont get the specialty units, and wit ha department of 200 not everyone can do k9 or swat. there really isnt that much bs either, if your a good officer and do your job you will do well at fmpd. we also have the nicest cars in lee county!

dude you are from another planet, this dept. reeks of chronie-ism double standards, and attacks on anyone who come here with a head on his shoulder or experience. the place is a private playground for an incompitent admin. the sporanos are run fairer. stop ass kissing and look around -people flee for other depts.

MORALE IS HORRIBLE HERE AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS, THIS IS AN AGENCY RUN LIKE A CRIME FAMILY WITH UNFAIR ,SHOCKING PROMOTIONS BASED ON ALL BUT MERIT ,AND BY THE WAY HIGH SCORE, DOUBLE STANDARDS "CLIKS", RATS, BI-POLAR BOSSES, LACK OF CAMARADERIE, NO RELATIONS WITH SURROUNDING AGENCIES, AND 80% OF DEPT. LIVES OUTSIDE CITY. OH-DID I MENTION THE TURNOVER AND HAZING HARASSMENT OF OUT OF STATE COPS WHO COME HERE...SURE SIGN ON!!!!!!!!!!

THE LAST PART IS WHY MOST PEOPLE LEAVE.

FMPD"R wrote

there are alot of officers that make it to the 25 year mark. alot of officers leave because they say its too busy wich it is at times. alot of people leave becausae they dont get the specialty units, and wit ha department of 200 not everyone can do k9 or swat. there really isnt that much bs either, if your a good officer and do your job you will do well at fmpd. we also have the nicest cars in lee county!

Are you out of your mind? Lets start with #231 I know he left this place, and count the current highest badge number. You will see that a very high majority of these people have left for other agencies. This is no place to spend 25 years unless you want to retire and be so burnt out you cant enjoy it.