(TNS) - Protocols for handling emergency situations, such as active shooter scenarios, have changed over the last few years. Part of that change deals with the addition of the tactical EMS training.

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 ...

It seems that I inadvertently opened a can of worms, completely by accident, in last month’s column. The “best Tactical Exercise” column that posted last month, while always open to interpretation ...

The world’s best EMS pant just got better! 5.11 Tactical recently introduced a new version of their EMS pant, now available in 5.11 Taclite fabric, in addition to the new Flex-Tac Stryke tactical pant ...

A 55-year-old Victoria man who was intoxicated and threatening to kill himself was shot by a police officer at a home on Hiller Street last year after he fired shots outside the home, where Victoria ...

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 ...

The same specialized Winnipeg paramedics who provide pre-hospital care to the police tactical support team are now able to provide emergency care for police dogs from the K9 unit too. Winnipeg police ...

Shortly after I heard the news about last Sunday's Sikh Temple shooting, I couldn't help but think back to my day in April with Milwaukee police offers participating in the Tactical EMS Training class ...

(TNS) - On a still, foggy morning, SWAT vehicles rolled into a quiet Greeley, Colo., neighborhood and prepared for a shooting. A tactical emergency medical team was right behind waiting to help anyone ...