Reserve Academy
The North Idaho Reserve Academy is held once a year and trains dozens of new Reserve Officers. Each January, law enforcement agencies throughout North Idaho send their prospective Reserve Officers for P.O.S.T. Certification. Clases are generally held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., Saturdays from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., and periodically on Sundays.
Course instructors include many professionals, including judges and trained law enforcement officer,who volunteer their time. Course content ranges from "laws of arrest" to "firearms training." Most courses require mandatory attendance. Upon completion of required coursework, a final exam is given which determines P.O.S.T. Certification. Candidates are given two testing opportunities to achieve their goal.
Course instructors include many professionals, including judges and trained law enforcement officer,who volunteer their time. Course content ranges from "laws of arrest" to "firearms training." Most courses require mandatory attendance. Upon completion of required coursework, a final exam is given which determines P.O.S.T. Certification. Candidates are given two testing opportunities to achieve their goal.
Reserve Work Schedules
Coeur d’Alene Police Department Reserve Officers are required to work a minimum of 16 hours per month in order to maintain their Reserve status. The Idaho P.O.S.T. Academy requires Reserves to work at least 120 hours per year to maintain their P.O.S.T. certification. Reserves generally work directly with full time officers when completing volunteer hours, but may be called in to work special events for pay, such as security at sporting events, traffic control at large events or any other special details requiring extra personnel.
The police department also has a Summer Park Patrol in which Reserve Officers are hired on a temporary full time basis between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. These Reserve Officers work 40 hours per week and are assigned to foot and bicycle patrol in downtown Coeur d'Alene, Coeur d'Alene City parks and beach, and Tubbs Hill.
The police department also has a Summer Park Patrol in which Reserve Officers are hired on a temporary full time basis between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. These Reserve Officers work 40 hours per week and are assigned to foot and bicycle patrol in downtown Coeur d'Alene, Coeur d'Alene City parks and beach, and Tubbs Hill.