The Apprehension Tactical Team or "A-Team" is ESU's full-time tactical element which operates citywide. It was originally stood up as a unit in 1989 in order to supplement the ESU's sometimes overwhelming requirement to perform raids throughout the city.

Jul 10, 2021 · The NYPD’s ESU “A-Team” Apprehension Tactical Team execute a no-knock warrant in Brooklyn for a known drug dealer inside a NYCHA building on Myrtle Ave. Matthew McDermott

Jul 26, 2021 · During the week of June 21, ten members of an elite unit within the New York City Police Department (NYPD), known as the Emergency Service Unit (ESU), attended Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC)-Charleston's own Maritime Tactical Operations Training Program (MTOTP).

Emergency 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.

May 13, 2021 · In the tactical house, officers train for several different scenarios - a hostage situation, facing an emotionally disturbed person, and armed suspects barricaded in a closet.

“The role of ESU in the NYPD is one of the most unique and valuable assets in NYPD Special Operations,” says Sgt. John J. Flynn, a paramedic and supervisor of the ESU’s tactical paramedics. “ESU members are tasked with handling countless assignments—from the most trivial to the most complex, from hostage or barricade situations to ...

Dec 21, 2008 · NYC has ESU. They are the tactical & rescue guys. They handle all matter of situations: barricaded, gun runs, shots fired, hostage, hurst tool jobs, rope rescues, confined space, hazmat, the...

The New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit is a component of the NYPD Special Operations Bureau. The unit is uniquely trained and equipped to perform tactical and technical rescue duty for other department elements. Members of ESU are cross-trained in multiple disciplines for polic...

An emergency service unit (ESU), alternatively emergency service detail (ESD) or emergency service squad (ESS), is a type of unit within an emergency service, usually police, that is capable of responding to and handling a broader or more specific range of emergencies and calls for service than regular units within their organization, such as ...

There may be no US tactical and rescue unit more well known than the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit or ESU. Featuring a mission set that ranges from high angle ropes work to water rescue, from...