The Guilford County Sheriff's Office Emergency Response Team is staffed by thirty six Guilford County employees. Included on the team are tactical operators, tactical paramedics, command staff and support personnel. All team members have additional job functions when not training or being utilized for an emergency operation. All members are on a 24/7 call out basis.
The Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team is sub-divided into several teams, each supervised by a team leader and an assistant team leader. Members assigned to each team have a variety of specialized training including breaching, less-lethal munitions, chemical munitions and precision marksman operations. The command staff consists of a Captain (team commander) and a Lieutenant (assistant team commander).
The Team is equipped and trained to respond to any tactical situation, including barricaded suspects, hostage situations, search/arrest warrant operations, dignitary protection missions, terrorist events, incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and any other tactical operation that may arise. The Guilford County Sheriff's Office Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team has undertaken on the enormous task of equipping, training and preparing its personnel to respond to all chemical, biological, nuclear, radioactive and explosives (C.B.N.R.E.) related incidents in the county where they have exclusive jurisdiction. |
