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OF FANS AT THE CONCERT
IN
PITTSBURGH.
AT ONE POINT DURING THE
TAILGATING BEFORE THE SHOW, ONE
PERSON TRIED TO STEAL A CAMERA
FROM A NEWS STATION.
SWAT TEAMS ARE POLICE OFFICERS
WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN THE DIRECT
LINE OF FIRE, ENTERING BUILDINGS
WHERE ARMED SUSPECTS MAY BE
HIDING.
IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON AND
TRAINING TO BE READY FOR SUCH A
DANGEROUS JOB.
WE FOLLOWED ONE GROUP OF GUYS
DURING ONE OF THEIR INTENSIVE
TRAINING EXERCISES AND GOT A
BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT WHAT
THEY GO THROUGH.
HEATHER HAMEL HAS THE STORY.
COMEBACK OUT THIS WAY!
CLEAR.
MAKE THAT ENVIRONMENT
UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THEM.
IN FULL GEAR WITH RIFLES
DRAWN, THEY MAKE THEIR MOVES.
SWAT TEAMS, POLICE OFFICERS WHO
FACE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
RISKS, HEADING INTO HOMES WHERE
THREATS ARE GREAT.
WE TRY TO TEACH THE SWAT
OPERATOR HOW FAST AND HOW
DIFFICULT THINGS KIND OF TAKE
PLACE WITHIN WHATEVER RESIDENCE
OR ENVIRONMENT THEY ARE IN.
THEY LEARNED THE SKILLS --
NEWS 9 TAGALONG IS NEW
SWAT TEAM
AMBER'S FROM DIFFERENT NEW
HAMPSHIRE UNITS REPRESENTING 15
DIFFERENT AGENCIES GATHERED IN
MANCHESTER TO TRAIN, A TWO WEEK
THAT PREPARES THEM TO ACT AT ANY
SECOND.
THE WHOLE IDEA OF WHAT WE DO
IS OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, NOT TO
HAVE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR
DEATH OCCUR AT ALL.
THAT IS REALLY WHAT IT IS.
DO IT IN THE SAFEST AND MOST
PLANT OUTWEIGH POSSIBLE.
HANDS ON IS KEY, AND OFFICERS
ARE THROWN RIGHT INTO A VERY
REAL SCENARIO.
HE IS LOOKING OUT.
HE IS MAKING GESTURES.
THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY SHOTS
FIRED AS OF YET.
IN THIS EXERCISE, A ROBBER IS
HELD UP IN THIS HOUSE.
NEGOTIATIONS HAVE FAILED, AND
SWAT MEMBERS ARE PUSHING HARDER,
SHOOTING GAS TO THE WINDOWS IN
AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE SUSPECT
OUT.
DO NOT PANIC.
IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE THAT,
SWAT MEMBERS ARE MADE TO
EXPERIENCE THE GAS THEMSELVES.
MAKE YOUR WAY OUT THIS WAY.
ONCE THE SUSPECT IS OUT, A
FINAL CHECK.
WHEN WE FIRST ENTERED, I FELT
LIKE I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING.
IT WAS CHAOTIC.
YOU RELIED ON THE TRUST AND
COMMUNICATION TO MOVE FORWARD
THROUGH THE ROOMS AND CLEAR WHAT
YOU NEEDED TO CLEAR.
IN THIS DAY AND AGE, YOU NEED
TO HAVE OFFICERS AT THE PD'S
THAT ARE TECHNICALLY TRAINED AND
SOUND.
WE HAVE NEVER HAD A SWAT TEAM.
IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE ALWAYS
RELIED ON OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
THE LIEUTENANT IS PART OF
MIRAMAX NEWLY FORMED CONTAINMENT
TEAM, AND TACTICAL TRAINING IS A
MUST.
WITH THE UNIVERSAL TRAINING,
THESE GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH TEAMS FROM OTHER REGIONS
AND STATES.
THAT IS THE REASON SWAT TEAMS
FROM ALL OVER WERE ABLE TO WORK
TOGETHER DURING THE
UNPRECEDENTED WATERTOWN MANHUNT
FOR SUSPECTED MARATHON BOMBER
DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV.
THIS OFFICER WAS THERE DOING
GREAT SEARCHES WITH THE
MANCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE WERE IN AN ENVIRONMENT
THAT WE WERE NEVER EVER EXPOSED
TO, BUT IT WAS
HOUSE TO HOUSE.
OUR TACTICS ARE THE SAME TACTICS
THAT ARE ECHOED PRETTY MUCH
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
THOSE TACTICS ALWAYS BEGIN
WITH NONLETHAL OPTIONS.
IT IS NOT JUST, SHOW UP AND
GET THE GUY.
AN ACTIVE SHOOTER OBVIOUSLY
CHANGES THINGS, AND THEY HAVE TO
ACT QUICKLY.
THAT IS WHY THEY ARE DRESSED AND
READY FOR THE WORST-CASE
SCENARIO.
OFFICERS SAY
IT IS A DANGEROUS,
DIFFICULT JOB, BUT THEY ARE
DRIVEN TO DO IT.
YOU NEED TO
BE HONEST WITH
YOURSELF THAT THIS IS REAL, AND
I'M GOING TO PUT MYSELF IN A BAD
SPOT.
THE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN WITH THEIR
RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS FOR 3-5
YEARS.