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  • From: Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>
  • To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [MSAR] Floyd County (Georgia USA) Sheriff's Community Posse
  • Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:44:34 -0700

Below is some information about the MSAR unit in Floyd County,
Georgia, from http://www.fcsoga.com/programs.php.

Una Smith
New Mexico

Sheriff’s Community Posse

The Sheriff’s Community Posse is an all-volunteer organization under the
direct supervision of the Sheriff, that responds to the call of the Sheriff
in times of great need or emergency. In times past, the Sheriff called out
the Posse in the event of an escape or roundup of bad-guys. Today’s Posse is
much different, yet in some ways the same. Although The Sheriff’s Community
Posse today still responds to the call of the Sheriff in times of emergency,
natural or man-made disaster, plane crash or other emergency event deemed
worthy of a Posse “callout,” the goal is an eclectic function of support,
community involvement, and emergency response.

Although the Sheriff can assign “arrest powers” to a posse member, very
rarely does that ever happen. Community Posse members do not have arrest
powers unless given so by the Sheriff, and the extent of those emergency
powers last only until the event is exhausted.

The Sheriff’s Community Posse, when activated, does have the benefits
(insurance, workers compensation, etc) of a Deputy Sheriff during the
emergency event. All Posse members undergo an extensive background check by
the Sheriff's Office and are not armed unless designated by the Sheriff. All
Sheriff’s Community Posse members should have a valid ID card issued by the
Sheriff's Office.

Today’s Sheriff’s Community Posse is multi-faceted and divided into three
divisions:

The Emergency Unit

The Emergency Unit responds at the call of the Sheriff to the scene of such
emergency, sets up command post and conducts search, rescue and recovery
services at designated locations. This unit is trained on search methods,
crime scene preservation, and immediately notifies the appropriate police
agency upon recognizing a crime scene. This unit trains locally with the
Floyd County Emergency Management Agency and is a modern day equivalent to
its early predecessors. While many members still have horses, many others
have ATVs, airplanes and boats that include a dive team.

[...]

For more information contact: Lt. Scott Knight @ 706-291-4111 ext. 813 or
Email at Floyd_lt@comcast.net




  • [MSAR] Floyd County (Georgia USA) Sheriff's Community Posse, Una Smith, 02/13/2010

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