Mobile Command Center:

In June 2009 the Hollywood Police Department made an addition to its fleet…the Mobile Command Center (MCC). The MCC is a 38-foot, fully-functional mobile office that will allow the Police Department to respond to critical incidents (e.g. barricaded subject), post-natural disaster, major crime scenes (e.g. homicide scene or missing child), multi-agency DUI checkpoints, law enforcement initiatives (Probation/Parole sweeps, drug sweeps) and Special Events.

The vehicle was paid for with a Federal Appropriation from Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz and the technology was paid for by Police Department Forfeiture Funds. The MCC was built by MBF Industries in Sanford, Florida.

The MCC is divided into three areas: an analyst area, a galley/technology storage area and a conference room.  The analyst area has four work stations with computer connectivity to the Internet and critical law enforcement databases, fax/printer, cellular and satellite phone connectivity, as well as radio communication to Hollywood Police, Fire Rescue & Beach Safety, Public Works, Marine Units and Ham radio.  Two slide-outs increase the size of the conference room.

The conference table seats eight with bench seating providing additional seating for four.  Police Command Staff will also have computer and phone connectivity. A 42 foot camera mast allows the MCC Staff to conduct video surveillance and even stream video images to the City’s Emergency Operations Center. A 3,000 watt Nightscan lighting system creates ample lighting to illuminate a crime scene or conduct a DUI checkpoint. Local and national television stations will be monitored on two 42” LCD televisions and two 20” LCD televisions.

The Mobile Command Center will allow the Hollywood Police Department to strive toward its mission to provide a significant Police presence in the City’s neighborhoods many years to come. The MCC debuted for the City's annual Fourth of July festivities on the beach and performed flawlessly.

Refer questions Lieutenant Haberland, Special Operations Section at (954) 967-4457.