Yakima Police Department SWAT:

The Yakima Police Department SWAT team consists of a Tactical and a Negotiations Unit. The tactical unit is a multi jurisdictional unit with 20 YPD members and 3 Yakima Sheriffs Office members. The negotiations unit consists of 7 members. The team operates as a decentralized unit consisting of all entities from the police department. There are members from patrol, traffic and detectives. The team trains approximately 17 days a year on a monthly basis.

The Yakima Police Department SWAT team's purpose is to have top of the line specialized training and equipment to assist in resolving any situation. This equipment and training includes an armored vehicle, chemical agents, smoke grenades, flash bangs, snipers, large and small ballistic shields, less lethal options and tactical knowledge to safely handle any given mission.

The Tactical Unit consists of a team of professional, highly trained, skilled and motivated law enforcement officers who have been specially selected, trained and equipped to respond to and resolve hostage incidents, barricaded gunman incidents, sniper situations, high risk apprehensions, high risk warrant service, personal protection and other special assignments, which are beyond the capability of other police personnel.

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