Danny Dean This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. Okaloosa County Sheriff

   www.sheriff-okaloosa.org/award - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/13/2007   Last Visited: 1/18/2008

   The Employees of the Quarter for the 3rd Quarter of 2007 are Deputy Sheriff Danny Dean and Annie Smith of Human Resources.
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   Deputy Sheriff Danny Dean has been selected by the supervisory staff as the Sworn Employee of the Quarter for the 3rd quarter of 2007. The Sworn Employee of the Quarter is chosen for his exceptional performance and contribution to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Dean started with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office in July, 1999, and is currently assigned to the Environmental Unit.
   
   During the past three months, Deputy Dean has completed numerous restoration projects which include the boat launch restoration at Reedy Landing, Haisel Tract of Northwest Water Management District, and ecological restoration and beautification of primitive campsite Deadfall Creek to name a few.
   
   One of his most note worthy projects included enhancement and ecological restoration of Water Management District Tract Yellow River Milligan Parcel. This project involved coordination with the Water Management District Officials, the County Jail, Santa Rosa County Landfill and the Department of Transportation (DOT). The project has taken approximately one year to complete. Historically, the area had been a party spot and a secluded two rut trail adjacent to Yellow River that was a hot spot for illegal dumping. After talking with Water Management Officials it was learned that this was a project that they had on the back burner for quite some time, but did not have the resources to complete. Deputy Dean saw this as an opportunity to utilize his training and skills in environmental protection as well as enhance this blighted area for the public. The area initially looked like a massive dump "landfill" right next to the Yellow River banks, affecting the littoral zone of this river and the delicate ecosystem and riparian habitat adjacent to it. He coordinated the massive clean-up utilizing inmate labor and coordinated with the landfill in Santa Rosa County for the clean up debris. He then convinced DOT into donating wood pole/barriers complete with reflectors to close the existing trails off to vehicular traffic, thus eliminating the potential for massive dumping, all at no cost to the county.
   
   Deputy Dean utilized whatever time he had between calls to work on enhancing the existing trail in and cleared fishing spots along the banks compatible to small children and making it an atmosphere for families to enjoy. In all, five separate fishing holes were established. He did all this with hand tools only with the exception of his personal weed eater.
   
   Based on the changes Deputy Dean made to the area, the Water District is now funding a project to make it an official park. Based on Deputy Dean's "wish list" there will eventually be gates, gravel parking, an official park sign, picnic tables and trash receptacles, while keeping the majority of the area as primitive as possible.
   
   Deputy Dean works under the premise that it is his responsibility as an Environmental Officer to not only enforce laws as a means of protecting our environment but to become diligently involved in projects that may increase awareness and enhance the stability of our environment. He believes if he is not busy with calls then he should be working on some type of project or picking up litter, etc. The opportunities to make a change are countless and projects that he promotes project a positive image for the Sheriff's Office as a whole.
   
   On his own time, Deputy Dean developed a guide for educators, complete with sites, agencies, and resources where they can obtain free education material on Environmental Science for their classrooms and presented each elementary school principal in the north end with this guide to pass on to his science teachers. Physical and biological sciences are concentrated more in elementary school and not a lot of resources are available for environmental education. He believed this would be a good for teachers to get the material they needed to add environmental education to their curriculums without any expense to them.
   
   Deputy Dean also volunteers his time teaching environmental education to enhance environmental awareness to area schools, cub scout groups, and the Audubon Society, to name a few. He is also the law enforcement representative for the Okaloosa County Environmental Council.
   
   We are proud to present Deputy Sheriff Danny Dean as Sworn Employee of the 3rd Quarter and thank him for his exemplary performance.

2. 2. www.chipleybugle.com

   www.chipleybugle.com/localnews - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/16/2008   Last Visited: 6/17/2008

   On June 7, Officers Pete Rockwell, Russ Freeman and Alan Kirchinger, along with Okaloosa County Deputy Danny Dean, were called to the location of a vessel stop initiated by United States Coast Guard.
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   Officer Freeman issued a notice to appear to one passenger and Deputy Dean issued a notice to appear citation to the second passenger.

3. 3. westgate.floridatrail.org

   westgate.floridatrail.org/scou - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/8/2007   Last Visited: 1/12/2008

   Danny Dean (a Choctawhatchee member, Troop leader, and Environmental Officer with the Okaloosa Co Sheriff's Dept)