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| Emergency Service Unit | |
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| Active | April 10, 1930[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Agency | New York City Police Department |
| Part of | NYPD Special Operations Bureau[2] |
| Abbreviation | ESU |
| Structure | |
| Officers | Approx. 350 (2024) [3] |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Assistant Chief Carlos Valdez |
| Website | |
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The Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is part of the Special Operations Bureau of the New York City Police Department. The unit provides specialized support and advanced equipment to other NYPD units. Members of ESU are cross-trained in multiple disciplines for police, medical, and rescue work.
ESU is always on patrol (all three tours, 365 days a year) with 10 Heavy Rescue trucks, each ordinarily manned by a police officer and a sergeant, and often more than twice as many smaller Radio Emergency Patrol vehicles containing two ESU police officers. There are also two or more citywide patrol sergeants or lieutenants in unmarked vehicles on duty at all times to supervise ESU operations where needed. These are called "U-Cars" on the NYPD radio, for example, "U-5".
- ^ NYPD Special Ops [@@NYPDSpecialops] (April 11, 2018). "On April 10, 1930 the NYPD established the Emergency Service Unit" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Special Operations". New York City Police Department. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Roy, Reena (January 28, 2019). "NYPD's Emergency Service Unit Welcomes The Opportunity To Take On The 'Heavy Jobs'". CBS 2. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Katz, Samuel M. (1995). The Illustrated Guide to the World's Top Counter-Terrorist Forces. Hong Kong: Concord Publication Company. ISBN 9623616023.