The mission of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team is to provide the citizens of Sampson County and the Sampson County Sheriff's Office with a ready response team to contain, negotiate, and resolve the critical high-risk incidents utilizing specialized tactical measures. This team must possess the expertise and specialized equipment which the average officer does not possess and apply them in reaching successful solution to a high-risk critical incident. It should be noted that all members of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team are made up of volunteers from several division within the Sheriffs Office.