OVERVIEWThe Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) is the branch of the federal government tasked with investigating “superhuman” crimes, paranormal activity, and any reported human contact with extraterrestrials. To accomplish this mission, BSI maintains a staff of several thousand Special Agents, technicians, and support personnel locate at a number of Regional Field Offices throughout the continental US. BSI Agents have full arrest and investigative powers when dealing in such situations, and share joint jurisdiction with the FBI, in terrorism cases involving superhumans. In cases involving the security of the President, Vice President, or their immediate families, BSI would work hand- in-hand with the US Secret Service to ensure their safety.
BSI Special Agents are also located at US embassies overseas to act as liaisons with foreign governments. These agents coordinate their activities with the US Department of State’s of Office of Extranormal Affairs, and the Diplomatic Security Service on security issues involving dignitaries.
ORGANIZATIONBSI is organized into several “Branches” or “ Divisions”, including the Administration & Training Division; Field Operations, and the Support Operations Branch. The Admin and Training Division consists of the Bureau HQ complex Northern VA, The Training Academy located on the grounds of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in GA, and it’s satellite facility in Maryland, and the BSI Crime Lab.
ADMIN & TRAININGThe Administration and Training Division is responsible for handling the normal day to day operations of the Bureau, and for ensuring that Bureau personnel are properly trained. Its personnel handle everything from payroll, to recruiting the next generation of BSI Agents.
HEADQUARTERSHQ/Administration - Washington, DC.
Office of the Director
Public Affairs
Office of the Inspector General
Office Legal Counsel
Office of Financial Management
The Academy and Training Division
Academy - BSI Basic Academy (FLETC)
BSI Satellite Training Facility - Upper Marlboro, MD.
BSI’s headquarters, the Thomas J. Tanaka Building, is located in Washington, DC, not far from the Capitol. The building is named in honor of Special Agent Thomas “Tommy” James Tanaka. Special Agent Tanaka was killed in the line of duty.
In addition to a state of the art security system, which is rumored to include force screens, sophisticated electronic counter measures, and even man portable surface to air missiles, the building is protected by a small army of heavily armed security personnel (contract security personnel hired through the Federal Protective Service, and supervised by BSI personnel.), and an advanced security system. (The FBI is rumored to be extremely jealous).
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Unknown to the general public, BSI has discreetly made contact with several powerful mystics, who’ve placed a number of mystical wards around the facility to protect it from the growing number of supernatural threats the Bureau has been encountering. The building not only houses offices, classrooms, and the crime lab, but an indoor shooting range, a gym, a secure underground garage, a secure meeting room that rivals anything the military could produce, an infirmary, and a pool.
In addition to the above ground offices, there are several sub-levels below the main building. The Armory, EOC, and interrogation room, power generation equipment, temporary holding cells, and “The Vault” are housed.
The Vault, is one of the most secure containment units in the world, housing a wide variety of objects for study in the crime lab, the
Skunk Works, and
Paranormal Investigations.
FIELD OPERATIONSThe Field Operations Division runs BSI's various field offices, and its personnel are generally what most of the public thinks of when they think BSI. Field Operations is organized into several subsections, with each specializing in a particular type of operation.
Operations Division - HQ bldg., Washington, D. C.
Criminal Investigations
“Super Crimes” Branch
Office of Intelligence - Co-located with the HQ bldg.
Paranormal Investigations Branch
- ESPER Unit
Crisis Management Unit
- Tactical Operations Branch
BSI maintains Field Offices in the following cities:
• Providence, RI
• Boston, MA
• Empire City
• Philadelphia, PA
• Washington, D.C.
• Baltimore, MD
• Charlotte, NC
• Atlanta, GA
• Miami, FL
• Orlando, FL
• New Orleans, LA
• St. Louis, MO
• Kansas City, KS
• Chicago, IL
• Detroit, MI
• Houston, TX
• Dallas, TX
• Phoenix, AZ
• Las Vegas, NV
• San Francisco, CA
• Los Angles, CA
• San Diego, CA
• Portland, OR
• Seattle, WA
The size of a field office will depend on the population of the local area, and the amount of superhuman crime. The New York field office is the largest with Washington DC, and Los Angles coming in as the next largest, and the Providence and Portland offices coming in as the smallest. Local residents may contact the nearest field office by phone at either the BSI tip line, 1-800-BSI-TIPS, or on the net at
www.dhs/bsi.govThe "Supercrimes" section is the largest of the sub-units, and handles investigation of any crime involving superhumans that happens within the US, or superhuman crimes directed against US citizens overseas. Special Agents assigned to this section also staff the various liaison positions at US embassies.
A separate entity within the Supercrimes section is the Office of Intelligence. The Office of Intelligence maintains files on every incident involving a superhuman, or suspected superhuman activity. They access the various capabilities of known superhuman criminals, and criminal organizations that make use of superhumans. They are also responsible for briefing the Director and other government agencies on these capabilities.
The Paranormal Investigations (PI) section handles cases that would fall into the realm of what most people consider the supernatural (hauntings, the undead, magic, ESP, Telepathy, etc.). Its agents are frequently called in on cases where there is no logical way to explain why an event happened. Personnel assigned to PI are often referred to as “ghost busters”, by their fellow agents. But the comments are taken in stride.
Several of its special agents and consultants are Psi-sensitive, and assigned to its special Extra-Sensory Perception (ESPER) unit. The ESPER unit is rumored to be responsible for protecting the President, Vice President, Congress, etc., from psychic attacks and mind control, although the Bureau refuses to comment on it publicly.
The division also rumored to maintain a catalog of magical items such as the
Holy Grail, the
Spear of Destiny,
Thor's belt, the
Golden Fleece, and if rumors are to be believed,
Pandora’s Box. The various items under their watch are stored in a high security vault located in a secure bunker facility somewhere in the mountains of West Virginia.
BSI ATTACHESBSI maintains several attaches’ offices at various locations overseas. The agents assigned to these offices are responsible for providing liaison services to allied nation law enforcement agencies, and for investigating superhuman crimes directed at US citizens overseas. BSI attaches are currently located in the following cities:
London
Brussels
Berlin
Tel Aviv
Rio de Janeiro
Tokyo
Moscow
Ontario.
At one time, BSI maintained a liaison office in Paris, but the office was shutdown after a counter intelligence team discovered the French DST had placed a number of electronic monitoring devices throughout the building's structure. Future plans call for new offices to be constructed or space leased in Sydney, Australia, and Johannesburg, South Africa.
In addition to its foreign attaches, BSI also maintains extensive contacts with INTERPOL and routinely provides briefings on various superhuman threats to the Department of Defense, NATO, and other allied militaries when ordered to do so. Canada and the UK have law enforcement personnel permanently assigned as liaisons at BSI HQ, to help coordinate their operations. Mexico, Germany, and Australia and Japan, maintain close ties, and their representatives can frequently be seen roaming the hallways of the HQ building.