New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit
December 30, 2022
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, first aid, 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".
On July 7th, 1925, former Police Commissioner Richard E. Enright established the Emergency Automobile Squad, which was the forerunner to today's ESU.[5] The unit was created in order to address problems with growing urbanization in NYC that were beyond the capabilities of regular patrolmen. The first two units, Squad 1 (Manhattan / Bronx) and Squad 2 (Brooklyn / Queens) were staffed by six sergeants and forty-four officers. In September 1926, Police Commissioner George McLaughlin formed Squad 3, which was dedicated to the Bronx. It was also at that time that the name was changed from Emergency Automobile Squad to the Emergency Service Squad.[6] In May 1928, Police Commissioner Joseph A. Warren doubled the number of existing units.[7] By 1929, the Emergency Service Squad consisted of eleven trucks and was staffed by over two-hundred and fifty sergeants and patrolmen, and an additional nine trucks and over two hundred more personnel were scheduled to be added in January 1930.[8]
From its inception, ESS had been under the control of precinct commanders, who lacked the training and expertise necessary for the efficient use of the unit's manpower and equipment. On April 10th, 1930, Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen issued General Order #20 [9] which created the Emergency Service Division and also placed it under the command of Inspector Daniel E. Kerr.
The Emergency Service Unit, Emerency Medical Squad has a primary mission to provide non-emergent medical services to active officers and their families along with retirees. The unit will also sit on standby with other units within the department and at high profile department events, in case of injury, to eliminate having to wait for a responding ambulance from the 911 system. Officers assigned to the medical squad possess a minimum of a New York State EMT-Basic certification and should have prior experience working on an ambulance . Before being assigned to the medical squad, officers must pass a series of interviews along with a physical agility test demonstrating their ability to carry patients and equipment. The unit maintains 2 ambulances fully stocked to the New York State Department of Health standard. Their base is located in Queens.
Vehicles
The Emergency Service Unit currently utilizes numerous vehicles including:
Eleven Heavy Rescue trucks which are referred to as "Trucks". Trucks 1–10 were built by Saulsbury Fire Apparatus (now part of E-One).[10] Truck 11 was built by Ferrara Fire Apparatus.[11]
40 Radio Emergency Patrol (REP) trucks, which are referred to as "Cars", are ESU's work horse and used for regular patrol. Each REP is equipped with SCUBA gear, emergency medical equipment, rope rescue equipment, forcible entry equipment and rescue equipment including hydraulic rams and the Hurst Tool (Jaws of Life). REP trucks are built by Odyssey Specialty Vehicles.[12][13]
14 portable light tower generator units stationed throughout the city. In addition to the towers, ESU can also deploy 60 kW, 90 kW, 100 kW and 200 kW generators upon request for additional power when required.
Four Mobile Light Generators which are specialized light-power units with tower generators mounted in the bed of pickup trucks.[15]
100 kW mobile generator trucks designated as Mobile Auxiliary Light Truck (MALT)s. It has the capability of supplying enough power to light up Grand Central Terminal.[16]
Construction Accident Response Vehicles (CARV) which responds to construction accidents and is used to stabilize structures and rescue entrapped workers/personnel.[17]
Emergency Support Vehicle (ESV) which is complete with a motorized Zodiac inflatable boat and deployable rescue airbag.[18][19]
ESU also has Twelve jet skis, plus numerous Zodiac inflatable boats assigned to units throughout the NYPD.
NYPD ESU Heavy Rescue Truck 9
2 NYPD ESU REP trucks from ESS 10
Recruitment
The personnel selected for ESU become highly trained members of the NYPD who perform rescue, SWAT and other high risk tactical, counter-narcotic and counter-terror operations.
There are minimum time-in-grade requirements before an NYPD officer can apply to transfer to ESU. Police Officers must have a minimum of 5 years in the department with a minimum annual rating of 3.5. Supervisors in the rank of sergeants and lieutenants must have 2 years in rank before being assigned to ESU. In addition, all ESU candidates must be approved by a group of current ESU members to ensure that they will integrate into the unit successfully.
Applicants have to complete the Specialized Training School over eight months receiving training in multiple disciplines including tactical, search and rescue, hazardous materials containment and become certified in SCUBA diving and as an Emergency Medical Technician.[20][21] Tactical training includes room clearing, team movements, close quarter battle, a week of active shooter training and three weeks of specialized and heavy weapons training.[22] ESU officers are equipped with the Colt M4 Commando rifle.[23][24]
Casualties/line of duty deaths
ESU lost more members (14 out of 23 NYPD officers) than any other NYPD unit during the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.[25]
^NYPD Special Ops [@@NYPDSpecialops] (April 11, 2018). "On April 10, 1930 the NYPD established the Emergency Service Unit" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ abc"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.
^ abcdefghijkKatz, Samuel M. (1995). The Illustrated Guide to the World's Top Counter-Terrorist Forces. Hong Kong: Concord Publication Company. ISBN9623616023.
^. NYPD news. April 5, 2018. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
^. NYPD news. January 6, 2018. Archived from the original on January 24, 2019.
^NYPD (April 16, 2019). The NYPD's Active Shooter Response (Television production). Retrieved December 21, 2020 – via Youtube.
^Parascandola, Rocco (December 31, 2015). "NYPD to spend more than $700,000 to buy automatic weapons for ESU cops". Daily News. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^"Safe Cops, Safer City: NYPD Training, Technology, and Equipment" (PDF). NYPD. December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^O'Donnell, Norah (July 2, 2018). "Profiles in Service: Meet the NYPD's only female counter-sniper". CBS This Morning. CBS News. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
External links
NYPD official website
EMS World magazine July 2018 issue For Big Trouble in the Big Apple, Call the ESU
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (2000) TV Documentary at IMDb
December 30, 2022
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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 first aid and rescue work Emergency Service UnitActiveApril 10 1930 92 years ago 1930 04 10 1 CountryUnited StatesAgencyNew York City Police DepartmentPart ofSpecial Operations Bureau 2 AbbreviationESUStructureOfficersApprox 500 3 SquadsESS 1 Lower Manhattan 4 ESS 2 Upper Manhattan 4 ESS 3 East and South Bronx 4 ESS 4 West and North Bronx 4 ESS 5 Staten Island 4 ESS 6 South Brooklyn 4 ESS 7 East Brooklyn 4 ESS 8 North Brooklyn 4 ESS 9 South Queens 4 ESS 10 North Queens 4 ESS 11 Assigned to ESU headquarters ESS 14 Hazmat Rescue Truck Apprehension Tactical Team 4 Hazmat Weapons of Mass Destruction Team 2 Canine Team 2 CommandersCurrentcommanderDeputy Chief Carlos Valdez As of December 2022 Websitewww1 wbr nyc wbr gov wbr site wbr nypd wbr bureaus wbr patrol wbr citywide operations wbr pageESU 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 Contents 1 History 2 Vehicles 3 Recruitment 4 Casualties line of duty deaths 5 ESU in popular culture 5 1 Books 5 2 Films 5 3 Television series 5 4 Video games 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditOn July 7th 1925 former Police Commissioner Richard E Enright established the Emergency Automobile Squad which was the forerunner to today s ESU 5 The unit was created in order to address problems with growing urbanization in NYC that were beyond the capabilities of regular patrolmen The first two units Squad 1 Manhattan Bronx and Squad 2 Brooklyn Queens were staffed by six sergeants and forty four officers In September 1926 Police Commissioner George McLaughlin formed Squad 3 which was dedicated to the Bronx It was also at that time that the name was changed from Emergency Automobile Squad to the Emergency Service Squad 6 In May 1928 Police Commissioner Joseph A Warren doubled the number of existing units 7 By 1929 the Emergency Service Squad consisted of eleven trucks and was staffed by over two hundred and fifty sergeants and patrolmen and an additional nine trucks and over two hundred more personnel were scheduled to be added in January 1930 8 From its inception ESS had been under the control of precinct commanders who lacked the training and expertise necessary for the efficient use of the unit s manpower and equipment On April 10th 1930 Police Commissioner Grover A Whalen issued General Order 20 9 which created the Emergency Service Division and also placed it under the command of Inspector Daniel E Kerr The Emergency Service Unit Emerency Medical Squad has a primary mission to provide non emergent medical services to active officers and their families along with retirees The unit will also sit on standby with other units within the department and at high profile department events in case of injury to eliminate having to wait for a responding ambulance from the 911 system Officers assigned to the medical squad possess a minimum of a New York State EMT Basic certification and should have prior experience working on an ambulance Before being assigned to the medical squad officers must pass a series of interviews along with a physical agility test demonstrating their ability to carry patients and equipment The unit maintains 2 ambulances fully stocked to the New York State Department of Health standard Their base is located in Queens Vehicles EditThe Emergency Service Unit currently utilizes numerous vehicles including Eleven Heavy Rescue trucks which are referred to as Trucks Trucks 1 10 were built by Saulsbury Fire Apparatus now part of E One 10 Truck 11 was built by Ferrara Fire Apparatus 11 40 Radio Emergency Patrol REP trucks which are referred to as Cars are ESU s work horse and used for regular patrol Each REP is equipped with SCUBA gear emergency medical equipment rope rescue equipment forcible entry equipment and rescue equipment including hydraulic rams and the Hurst Tool Jaws of Life REP trucks are built by Odyssey Specialty Vehicles 12 13 ESU s Emergency Medical Squad mans two ambulances 14 Four Lenco BearCat and two Lenco Peacekeeper armored vehicles 1 International POT Photo Observation Truck 1 Lenco BEAR Ballistic Engineered Armored Rescue Vehicle 14 portable light tower generator units stationed throughout the city In addition to the towers ESU can also deploy 60 kW 90 kW 100 kW and 200 kW generators upon request for additional power when required Four Mobile Light Generators which are specialized light power units with tower generators mounted in the bed of pickup trucks 15 100 kW mobile generator trucks designated as Mobile Auxiliary Light Truck MALT s It has the capability of supplying enough power to light up Grand Central Terminal 16 Construction Accident Response Vehicles CARV which responds to construction accidents and is used to stabilize structures and rescue entrapped workers personnel 17 Emergency Support Vehicle ESV which is complete with a motorized Zodiac inflatable boat and deployable rescue airbag 18 19 ESU also has Twelve jet skis plus numerous Zodiac inflatable boats assigned to units throughout the NYPD NYPD ESU Heavy Rescue Truck 9 2 NYPD ESU REP trucks from ESS 10Recruitment EditThe personnel selected for ESU become highly trained members of the NYPD who perform rescue SWAT and other high risk tactical counter narcotic and counter terror operations There are minimum time in grade requirements before an NYPD officer can apply to transfer to ESU Police Officers must have a minimum of 5 years in the department with a minimum annual rating of 3 5 Supervisors in the rank of sergeants and lieutenants must have 2 years in rank before being assigned to ESU In addition all ESU candidates must be approved by a group of current ESU members to ensure that they will integrate into the unit successfully Applicants have to complete the Specialized Training School over eight months receiving training in multiple disciplines including tactical search and rescue hazardous materials containment and become certified in SCUBA diving and as an Emergency Medical Technician 20 21 Tactical training includes room clearing team movements close quarter battle a week of active shooter training and three weeks of specialized and heavy weapons training 22 ESU officers are equipped with the Colt M4 Commando rifle 23 24 Casualties line of duty deaths EditESU lost more members 14 out of 23 NYPD officers than any other NYPD unit during the World Trade Center attacks on September 11 2001 25 ESU in popular culture EditBooks Edit 330 Park a novel by Stanley Cohen Sniper s Moon a novel by Carsten Stroud E Man Life in the NYPD Emergency Service Unit Al Sheppard s story of ten years in the Emergency Services Unit NYPD On the streets with the Emergency Service Unit by Samuel Katz 1995 Anytime Anywhere by Samuel Katz 1997 Uncommon Valor Insignia of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit by Andrew G Nelson 2015 Uncommon Valor II Challenge Coins of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit by Andrew G Nelson 2017 Some Very Special Men The Emergency Service to the Rescue by Cy Egan 1974 Police Emergency Squad No 1 by Stephen H Schwartz 1974 Films Edit Fourteen Hours 1951 Leon 1994 also known as The Professional and Leon The Professional Godzilla 1998 The Bone Collector 1999 Phone Booth 2002 Inside Man 2006 16 Blocks 2006 World Trade Center 2006 The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008 Watchmen 2009 The Taking of Pelham 123 2009 Television series Edit Also seen extensively in Elementary 2012 2019 Blue Bloods 2010 present Castle 2009 2016 CSI NY 2004 13 Law amp Order 1990 2010 and its various spinoffs Law amp Order Special Victims Unit L amp O SVU 1999 present Law amp Order Criminal Intent L amp O CI 2001 11 Law amp Order Trial by Jury L amp O TBJ 2005 06 Law amp Order Organized Crime L amp O OC 2021 present NYPD Blue 1993 2005 Person of Interest 2011 2016 Third Watch 1999 2005 True Blue 1989 1990 Luke Cage 2016 Homeland 2017 Brooklyn Nine Nine 2018 24 season 8 only 2018 The Blacklist season 6 E2 ESU guards escorting Reddington Only Murders in the Building season 1 FBI Most Wanted Season 3 Ep 9 Run Hide Fight Some scenes Video games Edit Max PayneSee also EditSWAT New York City Police DepartmentReferences Edit 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 NYPD General Order 31 1926 NYPD General Order 26 1926 NYPD General Order 11 1928 NYPD Annual Report 1929 NYPD General Order 20 1930 NYPD ESU Heavy Rescue truck permanent dead link NYPD ESU Heavy Rescue truck 11 NYPD ESU REP NYPD ESU REP NYPD ESU Ambulance Archived 2011 05 24 at the Wayback Machine NYPD ESU light truck NYPD MALT truck NYPD ESU CARV truck NYPD ESV truck NYPD ESV truck 53 Officers Graduate Elite NYPD ESU Training NYPD news April 5 2018 Archived from the original on April 7 2018 Meet Police Officer James Seery from the NYPD Emergency Service Unit NYPD news January 6 2018 Archived from the original on January 24 2019 NYPD April 16 2019 The NYPD s Active Shooter Response Television production Retrieved December 21 2020 via Youtube Parascandola Rocco December 31 2015 NYPD to spend more than 700 000 to buy automatic weapons for ESU cops Daily News Retrieved December 21 2020 Safe Cops Safer City NYPD Training Technology and Equipment PDF NYPD December 3 2016 Retrieved December 21 2020 O Donnell Norah July 2 2018 Profiles in Service Meet the NYPD s only female counter sniper CBS This Morning CBS News Retrieved December 19 2020 External links EditNYPD official website EMS World magazine July 2018 issue For Big Trouble in the Big Apple Call the ESU NYPD Emergency Service Unit 2000 TV Documentary at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit amp oldid 1128055657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
