Sheriff’s Office volunteers are invaluable in the services that they provide in the following areas:
Law Enforcement Chaplaincy
A nonprofit corporation, the members of the Shasta County Law Enforcement Chaplaincy dedicate thousands of hours of their time each year to respond to callouts from multiple agencies and to minister to members of law enforcement, their families, and the community.
Citizen Volunteer Patrols
There are currently seven Citizen Volunteer Patrol (CVP) units in Shasta County serving the communities of Burney, City of Shasta Lake, Cottonwood, Fall River Mills, Happy Valley, Shasta Lake Boating, and Shingletown. In 2017, these combined units worked 11,044 hours, drove 43,850 patrol miles, conducted 544 daytime patrols, and 450 nighttime patrols. They conducted over 24,118 business checks, over 3,307 house checks, 145 welfare checks, and reported 100 incidents to the Sheriff’s Office. They assisted the Sheriff’s Office during Search & Rescue missions and fire evacuations and attended community functions in support of the Sheriff’s Office.
CVP volunteers provided much needed clerical support to the Sheriff’s Records Unit and assisted with many parades and events. CVP member Claudia Bertrand volunteered 1,201 hours in the Record Unit in 2017. CVP Coordinator Arnie Brinton worked 785 hours in 2017 and processed, trained, and swore-in 9 new volunteers. He attended several meetings with the 7 patrol units, conducted one meeting with all Sergeants and Lieutenants in attendance, ordered uniforms and kept monthly attendance and patrol records. He maintained files of all applicants (active, inactive, and denied) and arranged for and presented the service awards for 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of volunteer service.
The CVP membership currently stands at over 125 volunteers.
Explorer Program
This group of volunteers consists of members who are an active support unit assisting in many areas to include: search and rescue, crowd control, and some clerical support roles throughout the department. There are currently 6 Explorers with 2 more pending acceptance. In 2017 they donated 420 volunteer hours performing community service at 6 events and attending Explorer meetings. In addition they spent over 100 hours riding along with Deputies in the County.
Reserve Program
The Reserve Unit is comprised of three sworn reserve volunteers who are overseen by a Sheriff’s Office Sergeant. They donate their personal time to various major incidents and community events. In addition to working various assignments for the Sheriff’s Office, each member is required to attend and participate in all training assigned to their fulltime counterpart.
Asphalt Cowboys
While the Asphalt Cowboys are their own entity, they are routinely available to assist the Sheriff’s Office by cooking during special events or during emergency incidents. Members of the Asphalt Cowboys have been available when called upon.
Search and Rescue
The volunteers who make up our search and rescue teams come from all walks of life and are the backbone of the Search and Rescue Unit. Many of these volunteers work on two or more teams.
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Communication Posse
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Dive Team
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Eastern Flying Posse
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Ground Team
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Jeep Posse
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Jeep Auxiliary
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K-9 Team
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Mountain Rescue
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Mounted Posse
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Rescue Dirt Riders
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Snowmobilers
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Tracker Team
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Western Flying Posse