Emergency Response Team (ERT)

The North Dakota Highway Patrol Emergency Response Team (ERT) is comprised of officers specially trained for certain emergency situations to include:

• Search and rescue
• Riot/crowd control
• Hostage/barricaded individual situations
• Dignitary protection and security 
• Natural disasters such as:
  • Tornadoes
  • Floods
  • Storms
  • Hazardous material displacement
• Bomb threats
• Assistance with disturbances at the ND State Penitentiary or any other state institution