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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In World Trade Center, NYPD Emergency Services Unit (ESU) Detective John Busching, a tactical medic, works to save the life of Port Authority Sergeant John McLoughlin, the last survivor removed from ...

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 ...

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 ...