 Emergency Response Team Operation The Emergency Response Team (ERT) is the paramilitary police arm of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...
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Purpose and history of the ERT
The ERT is called in to deal with situations that are beyond the abilities of regular police personnel. Situations they are called in to deal with include: - Serious Crime arrest warrants
- Hostage rescue
- Armed barricaded subjects
- Protective duties
They were founded in 1976; prior to this, a Hostage and Rescue Patrol (HARP) team was called in to deal with like situations, though its duties mainly ended at the containment of the incident.
ERT requirements To qualify for the ERT, a regular RCMP member (General Duty or otherwise) must have at least three years of experience in operations, excellent physical fitness, excellent shooting skills, excellent eyesight, and a suitable demeanour. The requirements are harrowing and have recently been upgraded. The current failure rate is around 60% of applicants who are approved to try out for the ERT.
Roles in the ERT The roles of the ERT members are:
Assaulter Assaulters are the general members of the team. They must be trained to use SIG Sauer P226 9 mm handguns, HK MP5's, and C8A2's. They also learn SIGARMS is the US representative of Swiss manufacturing firm Swiss Arms AG, which was split off of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) in 2000. ...
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- Close-quarter shooting
- Use of specialized breaching tools
- Diversion devices
- Explosive entry tactics
- Aircraft and tubular assault
- High-risk vehicle assault, dynamic and stealth
- Building assault
- High-risk operational planning: immediate action, stronghold, open-air, ambush
- Bush training
- Camouflage
- Stealth movement
- Dynamic entry
- Chemical weapons
- Communications
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Sniper/Observer One of the more specialized roles, a sniper/observer is especially skilled in field craft and marksmanship who will keep watch over the situation and neutralize a selected suspect with a single aimed rifle shot. In addition to assault skills, they learn: Arkansas Army National Guard soldiers practice sniper marksmanship at their firing range near Baghdad, Iraq on February 15, 2005. ...
- Weapon safety
- Ballistics: weight, velocity, energy, trajectory
- Marksmanship: positioning, holding, pointing, aligning
- Position: prone, sitting, kneeling, standing,
- Weather / light conditions: sub-zero, snow, rain, wind, fog, cloud, heat, dawn, day, dusk, darkness
- Cover and concealment, movement without detection
- Target indication: arc and field of fire
- Distance judgment
- Image intensifiers
- Map and compass
- Communications
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Helicopter Rappel Master The ERT Rappel Master acts as the communication link between the flight crew and operational units aboard the aircraft and on the ground. The rappel master is responsible for the safe, swift, and efficient deployment of the assault group using signals to direct movement. In addition to Assaulter Training, they learn: - Ropecraft
- Rappel anchor system
- Fastrope
- Telecommunications
- Equipment assembly and installation
- Tactical deployment methods
ERT with other departments Depending on the circumstances, ERTs work as a separate unit or in cooperation with other RCMP special operations units including Tactical Troops, Proceeds of Crime, Drug Enforcement, Police Dog Service Teams, and Protective Services. ERTs also assist Government of Canada departments, such as Canada Customs and Revenue, and join forces and share resources with other local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime. Police dog getting ready to search a vehicle for drugs A police dog is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and similar law-enforcement personnel with their work. ...
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A tactical unit of the Toronto Police Service to deal with high risk situations like gun calls, hostage taking, barricaded persons, emotionally disturbed persons, high risk arrest and protection details. ...
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External links - Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal
- Toronto Police ETF Homepage
- ERT Official Homepage
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