May 2012

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CLA-II The Changing Role of Civilians in Civil Defense

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The second part of this course series will expand on the introductory course by looking at how the need for civilians in civil defense roles has changed from early Colonial militias to a broader focus on emergency management. We will read historical accounts of civilians in emergencies from the 1700s to the modern day. The latter portion of this course shall focus on emergency management scenarios from commonplace to speculative fiction in order to stress our understanding of morality and law.

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CLA-I Introduction to Law and the Auxiliary (obsolete)

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The intent of this course is to cover the basics of the history/purpose of the Sheriff's office, property rights under the Constitution, our role as an auxiliary, and the legal issues surrounding intervention in situations we may face (i.e.: consent to treatment for first aid situations, MO law on intervention to prevent a violent felony, fcc regulations governing radio use in an emergency). It shall also cover the differences inherenent in the roles we may play (deputized, acting as a volunteer, acting in personal capacity).

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CLA-I&II: The Constitution, Law, and the Auxiliary Course

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This document contains the course materials for the Constitution, Law, and the Auxiliary courses which are required for LCSA NCOs and Officers. NCOs are required to take CLA-I while officers are required to take both CLA-I and CLA-II.

As of January 2016, these course materials are being rewritten. The new CLA-I materials and the parts of CLA-II which have been converted are now at:

Calendar

Calendar of upcoming events for the Sheriff's Auxiliary, including events of other local emergency management organizations and outside training opportunities.

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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training

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The CERT program goes back to the Los Angeles Fire Department in 1985 and the Whittier Narrows Earthquake in 1987. It is based on two realizations: 1) that emergency services, communications, and transportation will be overwhelmed by a major disaster, and 2) that local, probably untrained, citizens will attempt to respond and perform rescue operations. Unfortunately, untrained responders often endanger themselves and others. The need for community-wide emergency response training was recognized and formalized. Today, CERT is organized under Citizen Corps (along with VIPS, the Volunteers In Police Service Program, which we also participate in). CERT volunteers are trained to provide local emergency response within their community during a disaster and to organize other local, possibly untrained, volunteers to work effectively. As such, the mission of CERT is highly complementary to that of the LCSA.

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Emergency Communications Training and References

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This section lists external Emergency Communications (EmComm) training, manuals, and references.
The first certification you should get for emergency communications is an amateur radio license. Take and pass your Technician test. This will prove that you know the basics of radio technology, FCC regulations, and radio communications. It will also allow you ARRL membership, which will give you discounts on books and courses. A GMRS license is also useful, especially for work with CERT.

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Missouri Concealed Carry Permit

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The Auxiliary requires that our commissioned and non-commissioned officers (except potentially Warrant Officers) obtain a Missouri Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit and driver's license endorsement. This serves two purposes:

  1. it ensures that each permit holder has gone through the background check at the Sheriff's Office
  2. it ensures that each permit holder has a mimimum level of legal and practical firearms training (which will be built on at other levels of training)

Are volunteers required to carry or use firearms?

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Officer Insignia

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As with enlisted, we follow the US Army for officer's insignia, ignoring ranks we do not recognize. Our Chief Warrant Officer is equivalent to an Army CW2, our Senior Chief Warrant officer to the CW4. We do not have an equivalent to the CW3 or CW5.
For metal pin-on insignia, we prefer the "subdued" forms of insignia (black in place of silver and brown in place of bronze). Most vendors of insignia provide an option for normal or subdued colors.

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