SWAT and Negotiation Section

Lt. Scott Byrd
Special Operations Division
SWAT and Negotiation Section
3055 Lebanon Pike
P.O. Box 196399
Nashville, TN 37219
615-880-3032

The SWAT and Negotiation Section is part of the Special Operations Division and is tasked with high-risk and special tactical missions. The section’s main focus is reducing risk during high-risk and unusual police situations such as:

• Barricaded person situations
• Sniper – counter sniper situations
• Hostage situations
• High-risk warrant service operations
• Protecting high value persons and property
• Search and rescue operations
• High-risk tactical surveillance and/or narcotics enforcement operations
• Tactical waterborne operations
• High-angle operations
• Covert and undercover tactical operations
• Hazardous material, clandestine lab, and weapons of mass destruction situations
• Special circumstances such as crowd control and rural searches
• Special ceremonial police operations

The section consists of the:

• Crisis Negotiator Team (CNT)
• Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT)
• Special Response Tactical Unit (SRT)
• Drill and Ceremony Team (DCT)