Parahuman Response Team
The Parahuman Response Team is a police and/or emergency responsible team trained to deal with parahumans and the fallout of their actions.
History
On January 18th, 1993 Alexandria, Eidolon, Hero and Legend were sworn in by the President of the United States under PRTCJ as the founding members of the United States' Protectorate. It was the first in a long series of steps that led to the formation of the PRT, the Protectorate, and in the organization of heroes worldwide.
Organization
The PRT is a multinational organization spanning the United States of America and Canada, with talks about expanding into Mexico. It is overseen as a whole by the Chief Director and Deputy Chief Director while Directors and Deputy Directors oversee individual PRT departments.
United States' PRT departments are designated from one to sixty-seven in order of the country's largest cities to its smaller ones. Canadian cities were added later as part of a treaty, but given special designated (Vancouver (NW), Edmonton (N), Toronto (NE) and etc.).
Brockton Bay (ENE) Pueblo (F), Jasper (J) warranted special attention and, as such, were given special designations. Other special cases included quarantine zones (PRT departments Q1 through Q7) such as Gary (unexplained explosion in villain population), Freedom Indiana (Pastor), Eagleton (Machine Army), Ellisburg (Nilbog), Flint (Redacted), Gallup (Villain Group) and Madison (Simurgh), in that order.
WEDGDG
- Main Article: WEDGDG
WEDGDG, commonly referred to as "Watchdog", is a PRT-centered organization consisting of capes and civilians charged with targeting and identifying economic and political malfeasance.
Protectorate
- Main Article: Protectorate
The Protectorate is a parahuman organization that has agreed to accept government funding and legitimacy and agreed to follow a special set of laws laid out for parahumans, to accept bureaucratic oversight and cooperate with local authorities.
Notable Members
| Name |
|---|
| Director Costa-Brown |
| Director Piggot |
| Deputy Director Renick |
| Director Tagg |
| Director Seneca |
| Director Armstrong |
| Director Heathrow |
| Director Wikins |
Uniform
PRT officers wear chain mesh and kevlar vests, helmets that cover their faces, and firearms.
Equipment
The PRT's most common non-lethal response to threats is containment foam. It sprays as a liquid, then expands into a foam. The foam is flexible and porous, allowing people to breath while fully entrenched in it, and is extremely sticky. It's impact resistant, so heavy hitters can be contained or safely catch falling individuals.
PRT officers are usually equipped with tinker-made containment foam applicators, mounted on the backs of the officer and dispensed on the target with spray applicators.
The PRT, in response to large threats, has large vans with turrets mounted on the top to spray the containment foam.
The PRT officers can also carry grenade launchers that carry specialized load outs and shells, including containment foam.
Structure
Local Parahuman Response Team Directors usually have a say in the decisions that the Protectorate make as well as the equipment, locations, and funds available to them.