Field Operations Division

The Field Operations Bureau is directed by Maj. Billy Bradshaw. Field Operations manages police and fire operations that include:

• Patrol Division
• Criminal Investigations Division
• Special Operations Division.

Specialty units within Public Safety include:

• School Resource Officer Program
• D.A.R.E. (Drug Awareness Resistance Education)
• Community Policing
• K-9 program
• Police and Fire Reserves

Morganton Public Safety Officers also participate in the Burke County Narcotics Task Force.