Explorer Post Competition

Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
- Explorer Post 900

What:
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post 900 recently attended the National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference to provide a training experience for Law Enforcement Explorers and to contribute to the development of skills required in the law enforcement profession.   

When:
The competition took place July 10 - 16, 2016.

Where:
The 2016 National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference was held at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.    

Why/How:

Nine members of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post 900 joined more than 3,000 other Explorers, adult leaders, and staff from throughout the nation at the National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference on July 10- 16 at the Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. The purpose of the conference was to provide a training experience for Law Enforcement Explorers and to contribute to the development of skills required in the law enforcement profession.

Sponsoring Organizations held a career fair at which law enforcement professionals were available to discuss career goals and career opportunities with individual Explorers. There also were demonstrations, exhibits and seminars, as well as many recreational and entertainment events.

The conference featured competitions sponsored by the nation’s top law enforcement organizations, providing realistic and practical experiences to prepare Explorers for the types of situations they would have to face in law enforcement careers. Team events they were able to participate in included: Officer down- First aid, Crisis Negotiation, Burglary in Progress and Traffic Stops.

Explorer Post 900 was represented by two competition teams. Team A was comprised of Explorers Chase Fails, Joanna Burzo, Cassandra Bonsall, Quentin Cummings, David McMullen. Team B was comprised of Explorers Caressa Cook, Isabella Wolcott, Justin Musick and Christian Binning.

Individual competitions they were able to participate in, included: Air-Pistol Competition, Drill Competition, Bike Policing, Non-Emergency Vehicle Operations Course and a Pistol Competition.

After working hard throughout the week, the Explorers were also able to experience events off campus that they may not have been afforded the opportunity to without the Explorer’s Program. They were able to see one of the Seven Wonders of the World by experiencing the Grand Canyon on the South Rim. They were able to slide down the natural water slides at Slide Rock State Park and hike through the 0.75 mile long cave in the Lava River Cave.

Explorer Post 900 is committed to providing as many opportunities to its members as possible, developing skills of leadership, responsibility and dedication with every experience.

For more information regarding the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Post #900 go to www.post900.com.

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