MIRAMAR Police Department

This program was established in 2003, by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to build a sustainable and measurable increase in the capability of key urban areas to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorist attacks within the U.S. Originally, the Miami Urban Area included Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties and the municipalities within.

In 2006, the UASI was expanded into two UASIs that are now comprised of the Miami Urban Area to include Miami-Dade and Monroe counties and their municipalities and the Fort Lauderdale Urban Area to include Broward and Palm Beach counties and their municipalities, which includes the City of Miramar. In addition, working through the Southeast Regional Domestic Security Task Force (SERDSTF), the two Urban Areas support planning, training and exercises for the four county areas.

The city of Miramar Police Department, more specifically the department’s Research and Planning Division led by Manager Randy Cross, is responsible for the management and administration of the UASI grant for the entire Fort Lauderdale Urban Area. Among the department’s responsibilities are facilitating strategic planning for the urban area and the processing of all funding requests for planning, training, exercises, programs, and equipment.

For more information please contact Sergeant Lisa Brown at  lbrown@hollywoodfl.org.