Why become a PCSO reserve?
Our department values integrity, commitment and training and we place a great deal of trust in our reserves. The result is that we are allowed to work a variety of reserve details as well as general patrol. What if my goal is to go fulltime? Excellent! We have had many reserves proceed to full-time status with both the PCSO and other agencies. Naturally, an excellent reserve deputy sheriff would be encouraged to apply with the PCSO. However, if your goal is to remain a reserve then you will find your time both rewarding and challenging. If I want to work general patrol do I need to schedule it in advance? As a level II you may work anytime as long as you team up with a regular full time deputy or a level I FTO’d reserve deputy. As a level I, if you complete the FTO program, you may work in the county wherever and as often as you wish. Am I assigned a specific area to work? No. You can choose to work out of the Loomis sub-station, Auburn main office, Colfax, or North Lake Tahoe. I want
