Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (Tennessee)
The Sullivan County Sheriffs Office, sometimes referred to as "SCSO", is the primary law enforcement organization serving Sullivan County, Tennessee, in the United States. The Department has a staff of 260 deputies, corrections officers, and support personnel. The department also staffs a 24-7 9-1-1 dispatch center that provides dispatching for the sheriff's office, Bluff City Police Department, Sullivan County Fire Departments, and Sullivan County EMS. The dispatch center receives approximately 100,000 calls each year. Administration. The Administration Division is responsible for Records, Training, Warrants, and the department SRO program with  area schools. Patrol. The Patrol Division is responsible for responding to all 9-1-1 calls for law enforcement in the county. The Patrol Division consists of 4 platoons, each assigned a Lieutenant and 2 Sergeants for supervision. The Patrol Captain oversees all 4 platoons. Criminal Investigations. Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Communications. The Communications Division is responsible for answering 9-1-1 calls in Sullivan County and dispatching for the sheriff's office, Bluff City Police Department, Sullivan County Fire Departments, and Sullivan County EMS. The center is staffed 24-7 by highly trained professionals and is the Public Safety  Answering Point (PSAP) for the county. The center receives approximately 100,000 calls each year. The department has 16 dispatchers. Records & Warrants. The Records Division is where all records, including police reports, warrants, and other types of reporting information is handled. F.I.R.S.T. The F.I.R.S.T Team is made up of several officers that are highly trained in accident crash investigation. The F.I.R.S.T Team responds to crashes that involves a fatality in the county. K-9. The K-9 Division consists of trained officers with K-9 dogs. These dogs are trained in suspect apprehension, tracking, drug detection, and explosive detection. S.W.A.T. The department operates a  S.W.A.T Team that consists of highly trained officers in multiple areas, including hostage negotiation and suspect apprehension. School Resource Officers. The School Resource Officers Division (SRO) consists of officers who are assigned schools throughout the county that they patrol. Process. The Process Division is responsible for serving all civil papers in the county. Courts. The Court Division is responsible for overseeing all counts in the county, including Bristol Court and Kingsport Courts. Transportation. The Transportation Division is responsible for providing transportation services of inmates to and from aerial facilities. Corrections. The Corrections Division handles all jail and prisoner matters, which  include prisoner transportation, medical staff, and protection of all prisoners and other persons in the Sullivan County Jail. Reserve. The Reserve Division consists of sheriff deputies that volunteer their time. These deputies are not paid by the county, however they are still considered law enforcement officers. Fallen officers. Since the organization was established, 10 members of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office have died in the line of duty.