Dana Vilander worked at LASD from 1982 to 2016, almost 26 years at the Special Enforcement Bureau. He worked K9, SWAT entry team, and sniper, and from 1998 to 2016 as a SWAT/helicopter rescue paramedic. He has been an instructor since 1992 for weapons, tactics, TCCC, small team rural tactics, rope access/rescue, and helicopter rescue. Dana has taught across the United States and internationally. He is a California POST instructor in rural and mountain tactics, NVGs, wilderness skills, and a variety of rope-access courses.