ILEAS Special Teams
ILEAS equips and oversees several multi-jurisdictional regional special teams throughout the State of Illinois. There are three types of teams – WMD Special Response Teams (WMD SRT), Mobile Field Force Teams (MFF), and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams (EOD) .
The WMD SRT teams are locally-employed SWAT teams that are specially trained and funded by ILEAS to deal with the human threat in a hazardous materials environment. They often also act as regional tactical assets for local agencies.
The Mobile Field Force teams are multi-jurisdictional teams of locally-employed officers equipped and trained to deal with civil disorder and provide large support to local agencies that have large issues and need 50+ officers at any one time.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams are independent units located around the state employed by both State and local agencies. ILEAS has been recently been tasked with helping coordinate the many different teams to provide beter communication, cooperation, and logistics.