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Training
Training is an essential part of the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office. All employees are certified through the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST).
Patrol deputies are required to complete 84 hours of training every three years, which shall include at least 8 hours of annual use of force/firearms training. Newly hired patrol deputies are required to attend a 16 week (640 hours) academy at the DPSST facility located in Salem, Oregon. The academy highlights areas of Use of Force, Procedural Law, Defensive Tactics, Firearms and Emergency Vehicle Operations.
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office provides a week of annual training for each Patrol deputy. The nature of the training varies from year to year, but use of force and firearms training is offered during this week. The patrol deputies are also required to qualify quarterly with their duty weapon and once per year with their shotgun and rifle. Deputies regularly complete specialized training updates in accordance with their instructor credentials or other specialized duties.
Communication deputies are required to complete 16 hours of training each year. When a communications deputy is hired, they are required to complete 80 hours of telecommunicator training and an additional 20 hours of training specializing in Emergency Medical Dispatch at the DPSST academy.
Employees that hold a leadership position are required to complete an additional 8 hours of approved leadership training each year.
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office currently has 10 field training officers (FTO), 5 firearms instructors, 1 EVOC instructor, 1 TASER instructor, 2 defensive tactics instructors, 1 traffic stop instructor, 2 ATV instructors, 2 simunition instructors and 1 marine instructor.
