It is an all-too-real and all-too-familiar scenario. Two shooters have left people clinging to life on a public street, and the threat hasn't been contained. It's the kind of situation Fort Worth Police's elite "Tactical Medic Unit" is ready for.
It's the kind of situation Fort Worth Police's elite "Tactical Medic Unit" is ready for.
"If we've got an active shooter situation where we have casualties inside the building, we don’t have time to wait 15 or 20 minutes to finish securing the building to call EMS in," explains Officer Sean Romer.
t's something you don't see often in policing, a unit solely made up of police officers who are also paramedics. Fort Worth Police Department is proud to have nine of them, including Romer, who can go right into dangerous, unfolding situations and administer medical aid. Think SWAT scenarios, hostage situations or active shooters.