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The police departments and sheriff's offices of thousands of towns, cities, and counties across the United States have tactical units, which are usually called Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Sheriff's Emergency Response Team, (SERT), or Emergency Response Team (ERT). Some examples are below.
In the United States, a SWAT (special weapons and tactics) team is a generic term for a police tactical unit. SWAT units are generally trained, equipped, and deployed to resolve "high-risk situations", often those regular police units are not trained or equipped to handle, such as shootouts , standoffs , raids , hostage-takings , and terrorism .
Nine FBI SWAT teams are designated as "Enhanced" SWAT teams and are specially trained to be able to assist/augment the full-time national Hostage Rescue Team if needed. [11] Enhanced SWAT teams are typically located at larger field offices and comprise a larger number of personnel than standard teams, in addition to having increased access to ...
The Special Tactics Group (STG) is the full-time police tactical group of the New Zealand Police.The STG, originally named the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), was established to respond to high-risk situations which are beyond the scope or capacity of everyday policing.
The leader of a SORT team can be of any rank, SORT teams are composed of 15+ personnel from various departments within the institution. Each team will have a number of specialist personnel assigned to it, such as: An EMT; A certified firearms instructor; A rappel master; A security specialist/locksmith; A blueprint expert; A sniper/spotter team
The Special Task Force (STF) is the only tier one police tactical unit of the South African Police Service (SAPS) that specialized in anti-irregular military, counterterrorism and hostage rescue crisis management, high-risk tactical special operations, quick raid to capture or kill (if necessary) high-value targets, and VIP protection.
Unlike paramedics, physicians are not as commonly integrated into units like SWAT teams, but this varies between each agency and is ultimately the decision of team leadership. The Special Operations Surgical Team, for example, is a 6 person team made of an emergency physician, a surgeon, and support staff which serves as a direct attachment to ...
Beredskapstroppen (English: Emergency Unit), [2] callsign "Delta", is the police tactical unit of the Norwegian Police Service. [3] Its members are trained to perform dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests and hostage situations.