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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. 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x627, 52 KB) Summary LRAD device mounted on NYPD vehicle, Republican National Convention, New York City, 2004 Photographer: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x627, 52 KB) Summary LRAD device mounted on NYPD vehicle, Republican National Convention, New York City, 2004 Photographer: http://www. ... The New York City Police Department (NYPD) was created in 1845 and currently is the largest municipal police force in the world with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ... Hummer is a brand of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) sold by General Motors, also known as GM. They are based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, or Humvee. ...

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 in ROCO high angle rope rescue as well as tactical rappelling and fast rope use. Alternate meaning: SWAT (TV series), the 2003 feature film remake S.W.A.T. (movie) or the SWAT videogame series SWAT is an acronym for Special Weapons And Tactics. ... Australian rappel demonstrated at a dam in Norway In British English, abseiling (from the German abseilen, to rope down) is the process of descending on a fixed rope. ... Fast-roping is a technique for descending down a thick rope. ...

NYPD

NYPD's ESU 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. 14 of the 23 NYPD officers who died on September 11th, 2001 were from ESU. They are considered the 911 for members of the Department. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) , the largest police department in the United States, has primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ... The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks carried out in the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

References

E-Man: Life in the NYPD Emergency Services Unit (Paperback) by Jerry Schmetterer and Al Sheppard

Notes

Movies

• IMDB article on NYPD Emergency Service Unit (2000) A TV documentary.

External links

• NYPD ESU Official Site
• Unofficial NYPD ESU site
• City of New York Department of Correction's Emergency Services Unit
• Yonkers Police ESU
• Port Authority Of New York and New Jersey Police Emergency Services Unit
• Michigan State Police ESU
• Madison Borough NJ ESU
• Seymour Police Emergency Service Unit, Connecticut