{{Unreferenced|date=April 2026}} thumbnail| Officers of the Noblesville, Indiana, Police Department's Emergency Response Unit An '''emergency response unit''' is a name for a law enforcement or other civil government entity that is trained and equipped to respond quickly to emergency situations. In some instances, such a designation is given to a special weapons and tactics unit, although it can also be used for units intended to respond to natural disasters and other situations not requiring the use of weaponry.
Examples include: *Garda Emergency Response Unit, a specialist armed tactical intervention team of Ireland's police *Emergency Response Unit (IFRC), pre-trained teams of specialist volunteers of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies *Emergency Response Unit (Cyprus), a division within the Cyprus police *Emergency Response Division, a counter-terrorism unit of the Iraqi Interior Ministry. *Emergency Response Unit (Liberia) *Counter Terrorism Centre (Hungary) Category:Law enforcement units