LENEXA, Kan. — From a barricade to a hostage situation, and from escorting a dignitary to making a high-risk arrest, the SWAT team responds to it all. And in Johnson County, when one of the six SWAT ...

OFFICER Magazine spoke to three agencies about the roles of their tactical medics and how that growing position in SWAT units bridges law enforcement and EMS. Gaston County, North Carolina, tactical ...

GREEN, OH—Since 1998, the city's fire department has had a tactical paramedic team that assists the Summit County sheriff's SWAT team whenever called. With a 2018 change in state law, the nine members ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Tactical medics are a special breed of police officers. Beyond the standard police skills, they also carry EMT training. WTOL 11 was the only local news station to get a deeper look ...

FARGO — Wearing the camouflage fatigues and black boots of a SWAT team member, Ted Werre walked into the building looking to help someone. Werre spotted a man who had been shot in the leg writhing in ...

Active-threat incidents, such as an active shooter and bombing, create dangerous environments that push responders beyond the “everyday” or routine calls for service. These environments present unique ...

Multiple agencies are responding to the area of Jumbo Grade in Washoe Valley for an incident. Off-duty Truckee Meadows battalion chief, wife killed after truck hits tree off U.S. 50 An off-duty ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) welcomed the first female team member to its Tactical Paramedic Team. Clinical Specialist Micah Morgan had her sights on joining the Tactical Team ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - He’s dedicated his adult life to helping others, and it was all inspired by an accident when he was a teenager. Mike Thomas is a paramedic for Williams County EMS, and our First ...