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Learn how the FWC patrols and protects Florida's waters and wildlife resources.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Commission's Division of Law Enforcement dates back to 1889 with the crea don of the Florida Fish Commission. Today, the FWC employs 1,947 full-time employees' headquarters in Tallahassee, another five regional offices and 73 field offices across tine state. The FWC territory covers 53,927 square miles of land and 5,983 square miles of water. This encompasses more than 34 million acres of public and private land, including 5.8 million acres of wildlife management area.

The FWC has 73 dispatchers who provide dispatch services to FWC members and …