The Sheriff's Office currently has one armored tactical intervention vehicle with CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Explosive) capabilities. The team's tactics have significantly changed since the acquisition of the vehicle over 9 years ago. The team has been able to swiftly and safely rescue civilians from perilous situations and safely move tactical operators and negotiators to locations of cover. The dangerous gap is that both of these processes cannot safely be accomplished at the same time because the team only has one vehicle. The Sheriff's Office SWAT team responded to an incident where deputies were fired upon without the protection of an armored vehicle, because the vehicle was being used to rescue citizens. Bullets passed through walls a team of deputies was using to conceal themselves from the suspect.  
  
Current tactics dictate there is a need for multiple CBRNE armored vehicles when responding to a critical incident.The April 2013 Boston Marathon drove that point home, when multiple armored vehicles were used in the search and apprehension of suspects who fled and were actively using homemade bombs to aid in their escape. The 2015 San Bernardino attack is another example of the use of armored vehicles to provide safe transport and cover for tactical personnel to address an unfolding and volatile threat.  
  
With the current size of the SWAT tactical team (30 tactical/command), it would be impossible to protect the tactical members as they respond to a CBRNE event at any of the critical infrastructure sites throughout the county with only one armored vehicle. A second CBRNE vehicle is necessary for the safe response during a CBRNE event.

The Sheriff's Office will be unable to acquire the armored vehicle for use by the SWAT Division.

No impact.