The role of law enforcement in all cases, including riotous activity, hostage situations or barricaded subjects, execution of high risk warrants, and arrest of dangerous felons, is the protection of lives and property. In the pursuit of this goal, the Auburn Police Department has developed the Special Response Team.

The Special Response Team is a team of specially trained police officers from within the Auburn Police Department, which will respond to any incident where special weapons, equipment and tactics are needed. The S.R.T. consists of highly trained personnel with specific skills in the areas of marksmanship, tactical response and containment, deployment of chemical munitions and less lethal weapons, and hostage negotiations.

The mission and objective of the Auburn Police Department Special Response
Team is to serve the community as a specialized, flexible and mobile unit, activated to assist in the containment, de escalation and ultimate control of all situations beyond the capabilities of today's police officer.

The Special Response Team is under the direct supervision of dual team commanders with governing authority derived through the Chief of Police. The team members work conjunctively with the Uniform Patrol Division under the command of the Patrol Commander.