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Kami Maertz, Lieutenant
Lead 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 and 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 Victim's 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 and returned to patrol to serve as a watch commander. Kami also serves as a team lead on the Sheriff's Office Negotiations Team.
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. Kami 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 promoted and was transferred to Narcotic/VICE section. Kami 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 then promoted to Lieutenant and serves 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.
Other 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.
Awards
Rotary Club of Fleming Island: 2012 Rotary Club Deputy of the Year. 2012 Operations Deputy of the Month (Oct).
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