Coordinators - Liaisons - Chaplains
In keeping with our philosophy of community policing, Lewis & Clark County Sheriff's Office utilizes numerous volunteers. These highly trained and motivated volunteers provide thousands of hours of service to the citizens of Lewis & Clark County. Due to the number of volunteers and the diverse areas of responsibilities, the Sheriff has appointed full time sheriff's office employees to oversee those activities
Search & Rescue Liaison Coordinator- Keith Harbour (406) 447-8235. This is a vital function that coordinates Search & Rescue volunteers to work together with Lewis & Clark County Sheriff's deputies.
Reserve Coordinator - Don McCarthy (406) 447-8235. This position manages the day-to-day operations of the reserve officers' activities, which include patrol, security, training and crime prevention.
Rural Fire Department Liaison - Captain Kevin Wright (406) 447-8204. This position provides the link between the Sheriff, who is also the County Fire Warden and is responsible for fire suppression within the county, and the numerous volunteer rural fire departments.
Chaplaincy Program
Chris Thompson (406) 465-5831
Gloria Soja (406) 545-8645
Jason Smith (406) 672-3065
The Sheriff's Office is committed to providing assistance to its employees and their families in time of need. Additionally, Departmental Chaplains can sometimes be of assistance to the public when dealing with the Department in sensitive situations. Our Chaplains also serve on the Lewis & Clark County Critical Incident Stress Management Team.
Some of the areas where a Chaplain can be of assistance are as follows:
- Assist Departmental members when there is an accident involving serious injury or death, and when there is a need to provide comfort and counsel to injured persons and their families.
- After family notification, will respond to the hospital when a Department member has been seriously injured or killed.
- Provide advice, counsel and spiritual support to Department personnel and their families, upon request.
- Attend and participate, when requested, in funerals of active or retired members of the Department.
- Assist Department officials in making notification to family members of Department personnel suffering serious injury or death.
- Visit sick family members of Department personnel who are confined to a hospital.
- Assist in making referrals for qualified and specialized professional counseling where circumstances indicate or are requested.
- Counsel with youth and their families upon request.
- Comfort and console victims and relatives in the case of crime, accidents and disaster.
- Participate in Department and community events by giving invocations, addresses and benedictions where and when appropriate.
- In cases of homicide, suicide, accident or natural causes, make death notifications as requested by the Department.