Field Operations Bureau


Joseph Kennedy
Deputy Chief of Field Operations

The Field Operations Bureau is the largest in the department and includes all of the uniformed personnel. The majority of all calls for service to the Police Department, from a shoplifting complaint to homicide, begin with a response by a uniformed officer. There are approximately 300 sworn officers in the Mobile Police Department’s Field Operations Bureau. Deputy Chief James Barbers commands the Field Operations Bureau. He reports to the Chief of Police. The Field Operations Bureau consists of the: