This includes Humvees, and MRAP, and sometimes the Lenco BearCat.
Specialized vehicles for insertion into tactical situations and for tactical maneuvering while in tricky situations. Equipment Weapons utilized įBI SWAT operators in a vehicle training exerciseįBI SWAT teams use vehicles similar to those that local law enforcement SWAT teams use, such as: Enhanced SWAT teams are typically located at larger field offices, comprise a larger number of personnel than standard teams, in addition to having increased access to additional tactical equipment and methods. Nine SWAT teams are designated as "Enhanced" level SWAT and are specially trained to be able to assist/augment the full time national Hostage Rescue Team if needed. SWAT Teams train on average 32 hours a month. During multiple-office deployments the SOU provides planning assistance and oversight. The SOU is responsible for developing standardized training, procedures and tactics, and for research and development including equipment, for the SWAT teams to ensure interoperability for multiple-office deployments. The SWAT Operations Unit (SOU), which is part of the Critical Incident Response Group, oversees the Bureau’s SWAT program. The location of the warrant service and case requirements. 
The potential risk to law enforcement and the public. Several factors can determine the use for SWAT. However, operators are also trained in an additional secondary role as a Sniper, Breacher or Medic.Įl Paso Field Office SWAT operators in a target training exercise SWAT teams can be dispatched to aid local law enforcement with limited resources to manage large-scale high-risk incidents.Įvery individual SWAT operator is trained primarily as an Assaulter. SWAT teams are trained to a national standard and utilize the same equipment which enables a team to provide assistance to another field office team. SWAT teams are specially trained to serve warrants and intervene in high-risk incidents such as active shooters and barricaded suspects and provide protection of personnel or dignitaries. Following the Wounded Knee siege in 1973, the FBI established a regional SWAT program to organize SWAT teams and provide qualified command personnel. The Firearms Unit at the FBI Academy began developing SWAT teams in the early 1970s. The FBI maintains SWAT teams at each of its 56 field offices throughout the country. 
Army Garrison Fort McCoy in 2016įBI Special Weapons and Tactics Teams are specialized part-time tactical teams ( SWAT) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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