Our Special Operations is a multi-faceted division within the Department of Emergency Services.

The Assistant Chief of Special Operations is responsible to provide oversight to field response incidents and personnel management and to ensure that personnel assigned to specialty teams maintain their certifications and training. The special operations teams represents a group of personnel that in addition to their normal duties and training elect to diversify and train to meet the challenges and dangers of specific rescue environments.

The Special Operations Division consists of the following programs:

   •Hazardous Materials Response Team (HMRT)
   •Tactical Emergency Medical Service (TEMS)
   •Unmanned Ariel Systems (UAS)
   •Ambulance Strike Team (AST)
   •Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
   •Marine Unit (MU)
   •Mobile Integrated Health (MIH)

Charles County Hazardous Materials Ordinance