Polk County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division consists of 1-Captain,   1-Lieutenant, 4-Sergeants, 4-Corporals, and 14 Deputies all certified through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. Polk County consists of 1,088 square miles and 1,577 miles of road to patrol. Patrol Deputies work 12 hour shifts. The shifts are divided into 2-day shifts, 2-mid shifts, and 2- night shifts. All of the Deputies full time or reserve are put through a comprehensive field training evaluation before being released to patrol on their own. Deputies for the Polk County Sheriff's Office encounter a variety of calls ranging from Animal strays to homicide. Not only do the Deputies Answer calls for service they work school zones, provide funeral escorts, and various other community based assistance.  Although these calls range in severity, all of them are treated with same dedication and professionalism Polk County residence have come to count on.