These structures take up considerable space but there are also 40-to 60 vehicles on the premises at any given time. These include cars waiting for repairs, repaired cars waiting to be picked up, deputies on vacation, spare units, emergency vehicles for searches and logistics and seized cars waiting for court disposition.

The Sheriff is quite concerned about emergency preparedness. The shop stores a large number of generators, water pumps, cots and blankets, some food supplies, portable water trailers and many other items too numerous to mention.

Our latest project is a light armored personnel carrier called a V-150. It was built for the military and is an amphibious 4 wheel drive vehicle. Now that it is completed it will be used on tactical situations by the S.W.A.T. team and has potential uses as a search and recovery vehicle.

The portable classroom is utilized as office space for the shop and the Marine Unit of the Sheriff's Office.

The pole barn houses a portion of our Marine fleet. The large 18 to 20 foot boats are used for daily patrols and the larger 24 and 25-foot boats are used for extended searches. The unit also has access to personal watercraft and inflatable boats. The Sheriff's Office has a nationally recognized Dive Team and the pontoon boat and step van are set up for their use. A large motor home was bought used and was refurbished as a mobile command post. It has complete facilities for two radio dispatchers including teletype. The rear is set up for use by our hostage negotiators.

Emergency generators stand at the ready for any emergency. These are diesel powered, which make them quite dependable. Four large tents are from the military and are maintenance tents. They are aluminum framed and have garage doors at each end. We use them to house seized vehicles and emergency supplies.