In 2004, Brockville Police Service established an Emergency Response Team for the purpose of enhanced citizen and officer safety during the execution of search warrants, in particular for illegal drugs where violence and weapons are increasingly common place.

A selection process identified 8 officers for this assignment. A full week of training by instructors from the Peel Regional Police Tactical & Rescue Unit was conducted in Brockville and each of our officers successfully completed the intensive training sessions and practical exercises. The team has also sucessfully completed a course in Cornwall and are now qualified as a 'Containment Team' as per the Provincial Standards.

BPS Emergency Response Team
BPS Emergency Reponse Team Training Excercises

The Emergency Response Team Leader is Cst. Keith Fleury, supported by Cst. Andrew Harvie (Second In Charge), Cst. Mike Grant, Cst. Mark Heffernan, Cst. Laurie Burns, Cst. Shawn Borgford, Cst. Nicki Henri, Cst. Serge Landry and Cst. Jeff Wiwchar. The officers are all subject to recall as a team when required. In the first two weeks after their training, they were successfully used to support the Joint Forces Drug Unit for the search of two local residences where a quantity of narcotics were seized.