March 2012

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Qualifications, Certifications, and Training

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This page shall detail the basic requirements for qualifications, certifications, and training to operate in the auxiliary.
The first requirement is a CCW or proof of exemption from a CCW (i.e. as a former peace officer). The CCW application process ensures some minimal training in self-defense law, minimal competence in handguns, and a Sheriff's Office background check. As the Sheriff's office is already set up to process these applications, no additional structure is required for identity and background.

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Extended Field-Bag (EFB)

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The Extended Field Bag sustains the volunteer out to 72 hours in temporary billets or encampment and should be prepared with the possibility that there may be no further supplies available within that period. The EFB is separated from the Go-Bag so that the kit a volunteer may need to carry into the field is as small and light as possible.

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Go-Bag

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The Go-Bag is the container of tools and supplies which will sustain a volunteer through 12-20 hours in the field. It should be packed and accessible at all times such that, upon receiving an activation warning, it can be grabbed and packed in a vehicle, or carried if necessary. A balance must be struck between ensuring that essential gear is available when needed and keeping the Go-Bag as light and compact as possible. This is a balance we will need to work out through time and training.
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Personal Kit

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In the sense used in this document, an emergency response organization assists in local emergencies/disasters within the first 72 hours after occurrence. Disaster relief organizations (such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc) typically deploy after 72 hours have elapsed. The Lawrence County Sheriff's Auxiliary is an emergency response organization which deploys as soon as possible upon activation and remains in the field to assist in the transition to disaster relief as normal services and mechanisms begin to cope with the problem.

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Deployment Guide

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This document is a guide to deployment of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Auxiliary. It will include procedures, forms, checklists, descriptions of roles and responsibilities, and instructions for preparing to operate in the field.

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ARRL Field Day 2012 (Annual HAM Radio Event)

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The annual ARRL Field Day is 23-24 June 2012. This is the event where amateur radio operators turn out and test their radio equipment, often accompanied by contests, food, camping, and so forth. It is my personal goal for the LCSA to be organized enough for a test deployment and communications test with ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) as of this date. Field Day events are also a great way to meet local amateur radio folks, take tests, buy/sell/trade equipment.

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Officers

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Officers in the Auxiliary shall be commissioned by the Sheriff and juried in by their peers. What this means in practical terms is an existing officer (and members of the Sheriff's Office count as “officers” for this purpose) must sponsor someone for inclusion and the current staff must then accept them. The Chief of Staff, in conjunction with the Adjutant and Security officer shall ensure their qualifications, compile a list of candidate officers or officers who are candidates for promotion, and submit them to the Sheriff or the Sheriff's designee.

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Operational Units

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The actual meat and potatoes of the unit is organized into "quads", ( equivalent to “fire-teams” of four each in military parlance, but not an appropriate term given our missions), commanded by a Lieutenant SG with a mix of Lieutenant JGs, Warrant-Officers, or other NCOs under them. Quads are trained to operate independently as tightly integrated teams but can be grouped together for larger missions.

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Steering Group

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Although the initial formation of the unit is top-down and hierarchal, the goal will be to transition many aspects of its off-the-field organization to a deliberative body consisting of officers, active volunteers, and representatives from the community at large. Organization during deployment and active duty shall continue to be a command-structure, but long-term planning shall be conducted by the steering group once it is constituted.

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