Last month, the SJPD MERGE Unit’s Tactical Medicine Program brought Police, Fire, and EMS from across the region together for one purpose: to build the right skills for the worst day imaginable. This wasn’t classroom theory. This was hands-on, high-stress, real-world training. Teaching TECC principles, mass-casualty active shooter response, and a cadaver lab hosted by Stanford Medical. Every evolution was designed to harden decision-making, sharpen capabilities, and condition responders to think