- Emergency Service Unit
The Emergency Service Unit is the name of the police tactical unit which provides specialized equipment, expertise and support to the various units within the Police departments of several states in the
United States . From auto accidents to building collapses to hostage situations, "ESU" officers are called on when the situation requires advanced equipment and expertise. The Canine Unit provides assistance during searches for missing persons, perpetrators and evidence such as drugs and contraband [ [http://www.nyc.gov/html/doc/html/about/esu.shtml About the Department of Correction] ] .These police forces do not have a traditional
S.W.A.T. units as most law enforcement agencies in the United States have. The Emergency Service Unit qualifies in the role of a S.W.A.T. unit and much more. The "ESU" is the multifaceted and multitalented element of their respective police departments. Members of "ESU" are some of the most highly trained experts of their Departments, with abilities that include handling heavy weapons to securing dangerous animals such as full grown tigers kept in public housing apartments. They are also trained inROCO high angle rope rescue as well as tactical rappelling and fast rope use. They are all also hazmat technicians, emergency medical technicians, and PADI certified open water divers.NYPD
The ESU of the
New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest with over 400 personnel. The ESU and the Canine Unit provide specialized equipment, expertise and support to the various units within the NYPD. From auto accidents to building collapses to hostage situations, "ESU" officers are called on when the situation requires advanced equipment and expertise. The Canine Unit provides assistance during searches for missing persons, perpetrators and evidence. Fourteen of the twenty-three NYPD officers who died onSeptember 11th, 2001 were from ESU.References
E-Man: Life in the NYPD Emergency Services Unit (Paperback) by Jerry Schmetterer and Al Sheppard
Notes
Movies
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471830/ IMDB article on NYPD Emergency Service Unit] (2000) A TV documentary.
External links
* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pct/esu.html NYPD ESU Official Site]
* [http://www.extrication.com/nypdesu.htm Unofficial NYPD ESU site]
* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/doc/html/about/esu.shtml City of New York Department of Correction's Emergency Services Unit]
* [http://yonkersny.gov/Index.aspx?page=460 Yonkers Police ESU]
* [http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PortAuthorityPolice/EmergencyServicesUnit/ Port Authority Of New York and New Jersey Police Emergency Services Unit]
* [http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1589_3493_4602-79671--,00.html Michigan State Police ESU]
* [http://www.rosenet.org/gov/police/esu.htm Madison Borough NJ ESU]
* [http://www.seymourpoliceesu.com Seymour Police Emergency Service Unit, Connecticut]
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