The Harford County Department of Emergency Services is a multi-component department. The department is comprised of the 9-1-1 Communications and Dispatch Center, the Office of Emergency Management, the Hazardous Materials Response Team (HAZMAT) and the Technical Rescue Team (TRT). All four branches have both regular day-to-day functions as well as emergency response functions during and after an emergency or disaster.
The Harford County Department of Emergency Services and its branches are staffed by public safety professionals, using state-of-the-art technology. Even though each of the four branches have different roles and responsibilities, they each share one common goal - to protect and serve the citizens of Harford County.