The Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office has been putting in the time and effort this week! On top of their everyday duties as law enforcement, and personal lives at that, they completed several courses to better ensure our safety! Here’s some recent highlights the sheriff’s office has shared with the local community:
Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Al Evans, Deputy Cara Woods, Lieutenant David Way, Deputy Melissa Guerra and Deputy Mason Russell successfully completed Crisis Intervention Team Training. The Georgia Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training course prepares law enforcement officers and other public safety personnel with the skills to assist people with mental illness, co-occurring disorders, substance abuse, developmental disorders or other brain disorders who are in crisis, thereby advancing public safety and reducing stigma. This course is an intensive 40-hour, five-day curriculum that comprises both classroom instruction and practical exercises delivered by mental health professionals, other subject matter experts and CIT law enforcement instructors. Captain West Bedgood, Sergeant Marty Mercer, Deputy Roma Allen, Deputy Curtis Armstrong, Deputy Jonathan Jones and Deputy Frank Nasworthy also successfully completed the ALERRT training course. The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (A.L.E.R.R.T.) course prepares our first responders to engage a single gunman in a school, mall, or public gathering, but they must also be prepared to fight well-trained, committed terrorists simultaneously attacking their community on multiple fronts. The A.L.E.R.R.T. Program was created and developed with the basic goal of providing proven tactical training to first responders in order to better protect their communities and save lives. The training encompasses realistic force on force scenarios to prepare first responders to react effectively to these clear and present threats.
