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Kami Maertz
Lieutenant
Instructor · National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Personal Profile
Kami Maertz has been with the Clay County Sheriff's Office since 2009. Kami started her career with the Sheriff's Office as a civilian sex offender specialist, responsible for registering and tracking all sexual offenders and sexual predators for Clay County.
In 2011, she attended the police academy at St Johns River State Community College. Kami returned to the Sheriff's Office as a patrol deputy. During her time with the Sheriff's Office, Kami has also been assigned to a high crime patrol task force, General Investigations, Special Victims Section, and Internal Affairs.
In 2018, Kami was promoted to Sergeant, where she supervised patrol before being transferred to supervise the Narcotic/Vice Section. In 2020, Kami was promoted to Lieutenant, where she served as a watch commander before transferring to Investigations, and is currently assigned as the Lieutenant overseeing Special Operations. Kami currently oversees the agency's Fugitive-High Risk Apprehension/Sex Offender Unit. She was a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team for over 10 years and the CNT Commander for over four years. Kami currently serves as the Commander of the SWAT and Dive Team for Clay County.
In 2011, she attended the police academy at St Johns River State Community College. Kami returned to the Sheriff's Office as a patrol deputy. During her time with the Sheriff's Office, Kami has also been assigned to a high crime patrol task force, General Investigations, Special Victims Section, and Internal Affairs.
In 2018, Kami was promoted to Sergeant, where she supervised patrol before being transferred to supervise the Narcotic/Vice Section. In 2020, Kami was promoted to Lieutenant, where she served as a watch commander before transferring to Investigations, and is currently assigned as the Lieutenant overseeing Special Operations. Kami currently oversees the agency's Fugitive-High Risk Apprehension/Sex Offender Unit. She was a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team for over 10 years and the CNT Commander for over four years. Kami currently serves as the Commander of the SWAT and Dive Team for Clay County.
Experience
National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Instructor
Kami provides instruction for the active shooter incident management courses. She uses her diverse knowledge in law enforcement during classroom instruction and hands-on training.
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Clay County Sheriff's Office
Subject Matter Expert IV
Kami has worked in a myriad of positions across Clay County Sheriff's Office. She worked in a civilian capacity responsible for tracking, registering, and providing information to citizens regarding sexual offenders and predators. Kami worked as a patrol deputy before joining Operation Safe Streets, a high-crime patrol task force. Kami transferred to investigation where she worked as a detective in General Investigation, Special Victims Section, and Internal Affairs. Kami was promoted and was transferred to Narcotic/Vice section. She served as the supervisor over numerous high-risk operations related to VICE/Human Trafficking and narcotics.
During this time, Kami worked alongside DEA and Homeland Security task forces. Kami was promoted to Lieutenant in 2020 and served as a watch commander for patrol. Kami has served for many years on the agency's Negotiation Team including over 4 years as a Team Leader.
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Knowledge & Skills
Law Enforcement
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Law enforcement and emergency response from civilian branch in law enforcement, patrol deputy, detective, to watch commander. Supervisor over many high-risk search warrants/narcotic operations. Team Leader for crisis negotiation team (CNT) over many large-scale incidents.
Training and Instruction
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New supervisor training for noncriminal barricaded suicidal subjects. Level 3 trainer certified to lead and train the crisis negotiation team including bi-annual joint CNT/SWAT training to prepare for large-scale incidents.
Undercover Operations
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Organized, supervised, and lead numerous high-risk undercover operations targeting VICE and narcotics. Coordinated with HSI on large-scale human trafficking operations.
Public Relations
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Involved with high-profile media briefings. Conducted interviews for internal media relations, local media, and national news outlets.
Specialities
- NIMS/ICS
- Law Enforcement
- Professional Speaker
- Crisis Hostage Negotiations
- Team Building
- Leadership Development
Accomplishments
NIMS Certifications
ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800.
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)
Instructor Certificate
PER 353, PER 352
Awards
Rotary Club of Fleming Island: 2012 Rotary Club Deputy of the Year
Clay County Sheriff's Office: 2012 Operations Deputy of the Month (October)
Professional Certifications
- Crisis Negotiations Level I, II, and III
- Police Internal Affairs
- Drug Unit Commander
- Interview and Interrogations I, II
- Physical Fitness and Wellness Instructor for Law Enforcement
- DEA Clandestine Laboratory Certification
- DHSLA Class 12
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