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 ...

Mark Litwinko explains the intricacies of paramedics' and EMTs' expanding role within the integrated public safety team.

LET’S GO TO BELLEVUE NOW. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW PARAMEDIC ON STAFF, AND IT’S ALREADY IMPROVING. EMERGENCY RESPONSES. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ERIN HAGERTY IS LIVE IN BELLEVUE TO EXPLAIN HOW ...

On a still, foggy morning, SWAT vehicles rolled into a quiet Greeley neighborhood and prepared for a shooting. A tactical emergency medical team was right behind waiting to help anyone who’d been ...

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Police and firefighters in Colerain spent the day preparing for tragedy. Northwest High School was used as a training ground for the Tactical Medic training program. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Police work can be war — unpredictable and downright dangerous. Sometimes police lines more resemble enemy territory, with flying bullets, impenetrable standoffs and erratic players. When the stakes ...

FORT STEWART, Ga. -- Night falls all too quickly at Evans Army Air Field as medics from 1st Brigade Combat Team carry "wounded" Soldiers and civilians across the wet grass. Rain doesn't stop the ...

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 ...

Today a tactical medic is a key position on many police tactical teams. These invaluable medics administer medical attention to wounded team members and civilians quicker than traditional EMSpersonnel ...