Nixa Emergency Tactical Team

The NETT team consists of a team leader and five team members. All the members of the NETT team are expected to meet high standards of physical fitness, marksmanship, and professionalism.

The purpose of a highly trained, skilled police tactical unit has been shown to substantially reduce the risk of injury and loss of life to citizens, police officers and suspects, when called upon to assist in the resolution of critical incidents.

The primary responsibility of the Nixa Emergency Tactical Team (NETT) is the containment and/or resolution of difficult police situations outside the realm of the ordinary patrol response, through the use of specialized skills, tactics, and equipment.

The following are some of the situations to which the NETT team responds:

• Hostage situations

• Barricade subjects

• Sniper situations

• High risk search warrants