Specialized Units - Texas Department of Public Safety
WEBThe Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) is a highly trained team headquartered in Austin, whose primary mission is responding statewide to critical incidents of a high risk nature; such as hostage situations, barricaded subjects, active shooter incidents and high risk warrant service.
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team | AustinTexas.gov
WEBMar 17, 2020 · Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. The primary mission of the Austin Police SWAT team is to professionally resolve life threatening critical incidents, while striving to minimize negative impact on Austin’s residents and visitors.
Central Texas Regional SWAT Team | Leander, TX
WEBThe most important part of the SWAT team is our crisis negotiators. The cities of Georgetown, Leander, Cedar Park, and Pflugerville police and fire departments along with tactical medics from Williamson County EMS comprise the …
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) | TEEX.ORG
WEBSWAT teams are called upon to respond to service high-risk search and arrest warrants; incidents involving barricaded suspects, hostage rescues, or active shooters; crowd control; and other situations requiring resources beyond the capacity of a patrol division.
Texas State DPS - Special Weapons And Tactics
WEBWelcome to Texas State SWAT! We are an elite task force of highly trained Officers who have decided to partake in our division. You will be trained and proficient in tactical operations and negotiations, quick responses, and peaceful termination of scenes.
Texas SWAT commander killed, 3 other officers wounded in …
WEBJul 15, 2021 · One Texas law enforcement officer was killed and three others were wounded Thursday in what became an hours-long standoff with a barricaded suspect in Levelland, about 30 miles west of Lubbock,...
WEBThe DPS SWAT team marks a milestone this month—25 years serv-ing the state of Texas. The first SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team at the Department started in 1984 with limited equipment and a small trailer pulled behind a truck.
SWAT (Special Weapons & Tactics) - Fort Worth Police …
WEBSWAT’s primary function is addressing special threat situations including serving high-risk search and arrest warrants, barricaded suspects, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, and engaging heavily-armed criminals.
SWAT Unit - Fort Bend County
WEBThe Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is part of a Regional Multi-Jurisdictional SWAT Team, known as Fort Bend Regional Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). The team is comprised of an East and West Division. The East Division includes Police Departments from Missouri City, Stafford and Sugarland.
Special Weapons and Tactics Team | Kilgore, TX - City of Kilgore
WEBIt is the intent of the North East Texas Regional SWAT (NETRS) Team to provide a highly trained and skilled SWAT Team as a resource for the handling of critical or unusual police incidents. The SWAT team consists of members from the Kilgore Police Department and the Henderson Police Department.