ESU is also part of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue New York Task Force 1. Because of their knowledge, experience, and reputation for excellence, they are often called upon to assist with emergencies in other jurisdictions, having deployed to Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, and the Dominican Republic in recent years. ESU supports all department initiatives and provides assistance to every patrol command, as well as Federal and State law enforcement authorities. The bureau is also responsible for the Strategic Response Group and the Crisis Outreach and Support Unit.Įmergency Service Unit (ESU) responds to a wide range of calls for assistance, including people threatening to jump off bridges or buildings, people stuck in elevators, barricaded perpetrators, and hostage situations.
Some of the instances that SOD might respond to include: barricaded perpetrators, emotionally disturbed persons, jumpers from city bridges, waterborne incidents, searches of missing individuals or suspects, search warrant executions, air and sea rescues, and public disorder events and major disasters. Department members receive rigorous training and are often cross-trained in multiple disciplines in order to ensure that officers are prepared for all situations they encounter. Chief of Special Operations: Wilson Arambolesįollow Special Operations Bureau comprises personnel with highly specialized training, expertise, and equipment to support other NYPD units involved in operations on the ground, below ground in our subways, in the air, and on New York City waterways.
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