 the emergency response team (ert) () is the paramilitary tactical police arm of the royal canadian mounted police. according to the rcmp, the ert "is a group of highly-trained rcmp members capable of employing specialized weapons, equipment, and tactics to resolve extremely high-risk situations." the ert is also mandated to assess the situation and determine whether extreme danger or the presence of small arms cannot be easily resolved by rcmp officers on general duties or by other police forces throughout canada. the ert offers consulting services to its fellow officers such as firearms files and shootings that involve police officers. erts operate as a floating work-site team, which allows them to be called up for duty from their residences and not in a rcmp office. they also operate under a threat-based priority system if multiple emergency calls require ert presence. ert teams are legally bound to operate in canada and overseas when required. ==history== the rcmp established the ert in 1977 in 31 centres throughout canada, which operates under a geographical basis.kelly and hays, page 48. the creation of the ert was modeled after the rcmp's hostage assault and rescue program. because of the problem in geography, which prevents the rcmp from pooling their resources to respond to a canada-wide incident, the canadian government initially mandated the creation of the special emergency response team or sert on january 22, 1986 with 51 officers being trained for sert duties as the unit would operate in circumstances where local police forces do not have enough resources to resolve the incident. the sert was eventually disbanded in 1993 since they were not suited for quasi-military operations with problems on whether lethal force is necessary or not, given its rcmp status.{{cite web|url=http://circ.jmellon.com/docs/html/canadas_elite_secret_army.html|title=canada's elite secret army|author=pet
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