SWAT's New With Andy?

Ok, perhaps it's a bit of a cheesy title for this blog, but I couldn't resist;)  And it leads me right into my topic for this blog post:

Last week Andy got the opportunity to participate in his first SWAT raid! 

Chippewa County has a team called the Combined Response Team which brings together the Sheriff's Department, City Police Department, and specially trained EMTs to carry out high risk police operations. 

The team works pretty secretively; calls are made to the EMTs in a matter of just a few hours of when the incident is going to take place.  The medic's job is to be close at hand to handle any medical emergencies that may arise during the SWAT call.  In most cases, the medics are right there, in the midst of the action.

Andy got the opportunity to join the SWAT team early this past fall. He has participated in regular monthly training and was excited to put the training into action.

Here is a picture and an article about the call from one of the local newspapers:

(Andy thinks he is the 7th one in line in the picture)

Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2011 11:59 pm

By Chris Vetter Chippewa Falls News Bureau

Chippewa Falls SWAT raid ends with arrest

SWAT team members approached a house in Chippewa Falls to execute a "no-knock" search warrant late Thursday morning. Officers suspected there might have been a gun in the home used in a recent robbery. The gun wasn't found, but a man in the home was arrested on outstanding warrants.
 
(The) Nine SWAT team officers huddled together outside Thursday, followed each other in tight formation with their guns drawn, and then barreled through a door of an apartment on the city's West Hill.

With quick precision, the officers arrested a man. The execution of the search warrant, which began at about 11:45 a.m., was over in about two minutes.

It's these kinds of calls that really make me realize, my husband does not have a "normal" job.