The City of Madison Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics Team is comprised of two elements: Tactical Response and Crisis Negotiations. Primary objective of this Team is the preservation of Life. Through the combined use of Skilled Negotiation, and Superior Tactical Deployment, the Emergency Response Team seeks to secure the safety of those in harms way.
Originally formed to respond to Barricaded persons and Hostage situations, the SWAT Team is prepared to assist with law enforcement operations when there is a high degree of risk of violence from weapons and / or violent persons, when the degree of threat present has a high probability of exceeding the capabilities of the personnel available to meet that threat.
