Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team
Encyclopedia
The Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team, or MIERT, is an emergency response unit
formed as a joint venture of police
agencies in the Lower Mainland
of British Columbia
. It was formed in 2006 and is composed of members of the Delta Police Department
, the Abbotsford Police Department
, the New Westminster Police Service
, and the Port Moody Police Department
.
SWAT
A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
formed as a joint venture of police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
agencies in the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It was formed in 2006 and is composed of members of the Delta Police Department
Delta Police Department
The Delta Police Department is the police force for the district municipality of Delta, British Columbia, a suburban community in Metro Vancouver with a population of 102,661...
, the Abbotsford Police Department
Abbotsford Police Department
Abbotsford Police Department is the police force for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The force was established in 1955 as the Matsqui Police Department and was renamed the Abbotsford Police Department when Matsqui and Abbotsford amalgamated in 1995 to become the City of Abbotsford...
, the New Westminster Police Service
New Westminster Police Service
The New Westminster Police Service is the police force for the City of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.The force was created in 1873 when the city council hired Jonathan Morey, a former sergeant with the Royal Engineers, Columbia detachment who stayed behind after the detachment was...
, and the Port Moody Police Department
Port Moody Police Department
The Port Moody Police Department is the police force for the City of Port Moody, British Columbia.-Controversy:On July 14, 2003, the PMPD came under the spotlight when one of their veteran officers shot dead Keyvan Tabesh, an 18-years old Iranian teen when he held a machete and ran towards the...
.
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in British Columbia
- Emergency managementEmergency managementEmergency management is the generic name of an interdisciplinary field dealing with the strategic organizational management processes used to protect critical assets of an organization from hazard risks that can cause events like disasters or catastrophes and to ensure the continuance of the...
- Emergency Response TeamEmergency Response TeamThe Emergency Response Team is the paramilitary tactical police arm of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.- Purpose and history of the ERT :...