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 ...

Dr. Alexander "Alex" Eastman is a Dallas Police Department Reserve Lieutenant and tactical medic/SWAT physician who has served with the department since 2010. He is recognized for advancing ...

A Green Country paramedic has made Oklahoma history. Katheryn Ericsson is the Tulsa Police Department Special Operations Team’s first female tactical paramedic. Ericsson says this accomplishment was ...

Funding for certain Centre LifeLink EMS personnel to receive weapons training hasn’t even been approved yet, but the proposal is causing controversy and what Centre LifeLink officials call ...

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 ...

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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Northeastern Junior College offered a free three-day Tactical Medicine Awareness Course, Friday ...

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 ...

A Green Country paramedic has made Oklahoma history. Katheryn Ericsson is the Tulsa Police Department Special Operations Team’s first female tactical paramedic. Ericsson says this accomplishment was ...