FWPD

Program Information

Facilities are essential in not only supporting the Department but also the community the Department serves.

Action Items

5.1-TI Ensure top priority facility projects are included in the City of Fort Worth Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), and updated annually.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.2-TI Analyze and make recommendations for the realignment of patrol boundaries, including the creation of a 7th and 8th Patrol Division, to ensure the effective allocation of resources and personnel to address crime prevention and reduction efforts.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.3-TI Design facilities to accommodate existing and future growth and service needs allowing for flexibility and future expansion.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.4-TI As resources are limited, consolidate facilities as feasible and/or combine police facilities with other city functions if joint-use facilities support planning goals to fulfill neighborhood and police service needs.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.5-TI Work with the Property Management Department to identify sites for potential acquisition for future Police facilities.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.6-TI Ensure all future facility design sustains operations for more than 25 years. New facilities must function efficiently, be located in optimal areas, and have the opportunity for future expansion in order to effectively serve the community, encourage police and community interaction, and limit the need for new capital dollars.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.7-TI Seek co-location opportunities with other departments and entities, as appropriate.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.8-TI Evaluate the use/effectiveness of all storefronts, and recommend whether their use should continue in the future, discontinue, or relocate to different locations.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.9-TI Utilize leased facilities only when necessary for operational effectiveness, and where possible, reduce the number of leased facilities by FY21.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.10-TI Ensure that future police facilities are designed to maintain critical operations in the event of a disaster.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.11-TI Review security of existing Police Department facilities and make improvements as necessary to implement best practices and comply with Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) standards.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.12-TI Determine technology infrastructure needs for future Police Department facilities.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/21
5.13-TI Procure Uninterrupted Power Source and new backup Generator as part of the Phase II Public Safety Complex Improvement Project.
Strategic Direction | 10/1/16 - 9/30/17