Brett Lawrenson

I would like to nominate Deputy Brett Lawrenson for employee of the month. As the lead firearms instructor for the Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Lawrenson researches, tests, and prepares firearms training for all of our sworn staff. He has always been extremely dedicated to providing the best training possible, and I receive positive feedback and praise about him weekly. It’s sometimes hard to quantify if the training you provide has a benefit; however, a recent event showed just how valuable he is.
Recently, two of our deputies responded to a call near Fairfield which resulted in an Officer Involved Critical Incident (OICI). In my opinion, both deputies were exceptional in the performance of their duties and how they handled it overall. I later spoke with both deputies to see how they were doing, and they both told me they were good. They expressed that the recent firearms training they attended was almost exactly the same as their incident, and it had prepared them very well. They both spoke very highly of the training and how they “fell back” on it, and just did what they had been trained to do. I’ve also had feedback from supervisors who expressed how thankful they were for the training provided. This training happened because of Deputy Lawrenson’s dedication and determination to provide the best, realistic training he possibly could. To hear deputies say they were able to perform so well because they had been trained for that very situation just confirmed what I already knew: Deputy Lawrenson’s commitment has and will save the lives of our deputies and citizens.