who are based at the Dwyer Hill Training Facility outside of Ottawa. In a medical situation, Toronto EMS tactical paramedics in body armour work along with the ETF. The ETF maintains a close working relationship with other police tactical teams of the Greater Toronto Area, including the York Regional Police Emergency Response Unit (ERU), the Durham Regional Police Tactical Support Unit (TSU) and the Peel Regional Police Tactical and Rescue Unit (TRU). Equipment The ETF use the MP5A3 sub-machine gun, Remington 700 bolt-action sniper rifle, Remington 870 shotgun, and the Colt Canada MRR carbine, while Glock 17 or 19 handguns are authorized as sidearms. Less than lethal options are also at the disposal of team members: these include X26 Tasers, pepper spray (OC Spray) and tear gas (CS Gas), and rubber bullets or bean bag rounds. ETF also operates Northrop Grumman Remotec Andros MK V1A bomb disposal remote robots to defuse suspected bombs or suspicious objects. The newest robot used by the team is the Remotec Andros F6B. The vehicles used by the team include the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Chevrolet Suburban, Ford Expedition, Ford F150, Ford F550, Ford Explorer and Ford Taurus Police Interceptor. They also have a number of Chevrolet express vans as RDVs. The ETF has been operating an arsenal of armoured vehicles, which provides ETF officers with increased ballistic protection and capabilities. Since the summer of 2005, the ETF have operated the Armet Trooper, which can be used to rescue injured civilians or officers. ETF now operates the Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha specifically the MPV variant which has been modified for ETF usage, replacing the aging Armet Trooper's roles. Currently, the Toronto Police Service does not have its own helicopter, but has access to the helicopters from York and Durham Regional Police, along with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Operational highlights ETF responded to an operation that involved resolving a hostage-taking situation on December 31, 1999. A man took a doctor at St Michael's Hospital hostage, holding the doctor at gunpoint. The incident ended when two ETF officers fired three shots, killing the man. ETF responded to an operation that involved resolving a hostage-taking situation on August 25, 2004. A man with a history of domestic violence took a woman hostage, holding her at gunpoint during morning rush hour just outside Union Station in downtown Toronto. The incident