The city will spend about $305,000 for a new BearCat armored vehicle for the Spokane Police Department. One member of City Council said the money should instead be used on new patrol cars. The police department already shares one armored vehicle with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. The armored vehicles are used by SWAT teams… Read more »
SPRINGFIELD — A 65-year-old man who set fire to his home early Wednesday morning laid in wait to ambush arriving firefighters, firing repeatedly at emergency responders before killing himself with a shotgun. With firefighters forced to retreat from the gunfire, the flames spread, destroying three homes, badly burning a fourth home and causing smoke damage… Read more »
Bossier City Fire Chief Brad Zagone hopes there’s never a time where his department would have to respond to an active shooter situation in Bossier City. But in light of the Las Vegas mass shooting on Oct. 1 that resulted in the deaths of 59 people, as well as other similar events, Zagone believes his department needs a specialized vehicle… Read more »
LINCOLN COUNTY – In a threatening situation, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Officers go straight into danger to protect people. Now, they have a new tool that will better protect them. The agency just received a brand new BearCat. Sheriff Jeff Jaeger says the Sheriff’s Office has wanted a BearCat for quite some time. “The motivator was… Read more »
By Yoona Ha, FireRescueOne BrandFocus Staff When heavy rains battered the hillsides of California’s Santa Barbara County in January, 2018, a torrent of mud overtook numerous homes. Lt. Brian Thielst of the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department/ Special Enforcement Team (SWAT) saw the destructive force of these mudslides in action and knew he had to act… Read more »
Almost immediately after fugitive Orlando Collins shot and wounded three federal agents in April 2016 at a south Topeka motel, the armored rescue vehicle used by Topeka police and the Shawnee County Sheriff’s office was put in place at the scene, Shawnee County commissioners were told Monday. Still, authorities lacked a second armored vehicle, which… Read more »
