Mobile Field Force
Mobile Field Force Agencies
Arlington Heights
Barrington
Barrington Hills
Bartlett
Bellwood
Berkeley
Berwyn
Broadview
Buffalo Grove
Countryside
Deerfield
Des Plaines
Elk Grove Village
Elmhurst
Elmwood Park
Evanston
Forest Park
Fox Lake
Franklin Park
Glencoe
Glenview
Grayslake
Gurnee
Hanover Park
Harwood Heights
Highland Park
Hoffman Estates
Kenilworth
La Grange
La Grange Park
Lake Bluff
Lake Forest
Lake Zurich
Libertyville
Lincolnshire
Lincolnwood
Lyons
Maywood
McHenry
Melrose Park
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect
Mundelein
Niles
Norridge
North Riverside
Northbrook
Northfield
Oak Brook
Palatine
Park Ridge
River Grove
Rolling Meadows
Roselle
Rosemont
Round Lake Beach
Schaumburg
Schiller Park
Skokie
Stone Park
Streamwood
Vernon Hills
Villa Park
Waukegan
Westchester
Western Springs
Wheeling
Winnetka
Zion
NIPAS Mobile Field Force logo The NIPAS Mobile Field Force was created in the Spring of 1994 to maximized the effectiveness of initial response efforts by police when a major civil disturbance occurs. Civil disturbances, union conflicts, public demonstrations, and other events involving large or disorderly crowds require skillful response by police agencies.
Identical to the Emergency Response Team, the Mobile Field Force follows the original principles of NIPAS… agencies pooling their resources to provide the best service possible for their communities, the retention of local control, and cost savings through the sharing of specialized equipment. Member agencies participate in the Mobile Field Force voluntarily. However, if they choose not to supply resources to the team, they may not request its services.

The social, economic, and political mood of our country, as well as other countries, raised the speculation that the 1990s and beyond may be trying times, and civil unrest could occur. To effectively deal with events such as labor-related conflicts, as well as social and political demonstrations, NIPAS adopted the Mobile Field Force concept. The Mobile Field Force program is designed to provide rapid, organized, and disciplined response to civil disorder, crowd control, or other tactical situations.

The NIPAS Mobile Field Force provides its member agencies with a planned, organized, and rapid response to:

  • control unruly crowds (either hostile or passive);
  • seal off problem areas, regardless of size;
  • rescue citizens or officers from crowds;
  • clear an area of hostile individuals by use of proactive tactics; and
  • apprehend multiple offenders, if required.

The team provides professional, efficient, and cost effective response for its member agencies.