5-06/150.20 - Sheriff's Response Team Composition and Structure



The Sheriff’s Department will minimally maintain a number of specially trained personnel for SRT deployment:

  • Six command personnel of the rank of Commander or Captain;
  • Five Lieutenants;
  • 36 Sergeants; and
  • 232 Deputies.

The command element of the SRT shall consist of a Commander or Captain, and appropriate support staff.  In addition, the SRT will consist of four platoons and each platoon shall be structured as follows:

  • Platoon Commander Lieutenant;
  • Platoon Sergeant;
  • Four Squad Sergeants;
  • Four Assistant Squad Sergeants;
  • One Deputy Scribe;
  • One Deputy Marksman; and
  • Four - 14 Deputy Squads.

The following specialized support personnel may be utilized during an SRT deployment:

  • Mounted Enforcement Detail;
  • Motor Response Team;
  • Special Enforcement Bureau;
  • IRC Booking Team;
  • TST;
  • Aero Bureau;
  • Reserve Forces Bureau;
  • IAB Use of Force Roll Out Team;
  • Intelligence/undercover Operations Team Detail; and
  • Miscellaneous support personnel (drivers, technicians, etc.).

The configuration of the SRT may be modified by the SRT Commander to meet specific requirements of the incident.