The Strategic Response Section (SRS) coordinates and manages large scale events and protest management involving our Bike Response Team (BRT), Civil Disturbance Units (CDU), and our Field Force Extraction (FFE) team. We also work closely with the APD Homeland Security unit on all events. 

Strategic Response Section manages all the entertainment and film permits as well as the special event road closures.  

Remotely operated Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), also known as drones are used by our department to provide an additional layer of eyes when our air unit is not available or not suitable to use. We have used it to clear buildings, search for the lost or missing, and document crime scenes. 

SRS also runs the department Joint Operation Center (JOC) which is used as a headquarters to establish planning, monitoring, and guiding the execution of the commander’s decisions for large scale events like the Peachtree Road Race. SRS is a liaison with other emergency management teams in different city departments.