They will be used to equip the county's new Emergency Response Team and accompanying physicians, nurses and emergency medical technicians. The Emergency Response Team will be used in extreme circumstances such as hostage or barricade situations or when dealing with heavily armed individuals. One of our biggest obstacles in setting up the team was making sure they were fully equipped. With this grant, we'll be able to fully equip them in one month instead of the six to nine months we expected. That means our tactical team will be available for action much sooner.
Bulletproof vests are one law enforcement's biggest costs.
Without it, we would have a hard time affording the equipment. As recent developments show, we need to keep our officers prepared for any circumstance. We must do all that we can to make their jobs as safe as possible. This grant program will allow us to do just that. Porter County expects the vests to be delivered on May 14th.