E-MEN: NYPD Emergency Service Unit

Project Concept developed by Arlene Harrison
President, Gramercy Park Block Association, with a group of neighbors who so generously donated their time and equipment.

[@emt0714]

There is no other police department in the world that has a unit like this these gentleman are like a rescue/emt/cop/firefighter all in one so many disciplines that they are trained in. The Swiss Army knife of the NYPD

[@bhigdaddymark]

In my all-time FAVOURITE police reality show The First 48 (on A&E), cameras follow along homicide detectives in several agencies around the country investigating murders as they try to solve a case or gain significant advancement within the first 48 hours. It's a brilliant show that's superbly done and albeit the premise is vastly different for this unit of the NYPD, I'd sure love to see them featured in that manner as I believe that it would be riveting. Bravo to the NYPD, thanks for your service and be safe out there officers.

[@dannypalacio396]

This men are the best of the best I love the NYPD stay safe NYPD dblasio will also pass

[@SgtBerryhill]

Im in a unit called the Yell County Mounted Patrol. We started as a law enforcement unit mounted on horses. We were, and are, an all-volunteer, auxiliary law enforcement unit that provides 20 additional, certified law enforcement officers to our parent unit, The Yell County Sheriff's Department in Arkansas. We also respond throughout the state to assist other agencies as requested. We were originally used in manhunts, and searches for missing individuals. About 30 years ago there was a need for an advanced rescue capability in our county. None of the fire departments were able to take that mission tasking, so the Yell County Mounted Patrol stepped up and took on that mission. Now we do basically everything the NYPD ESU does. We do vehicle extrications, high angle rescues, rough terrain rescues, swiftwater rescues, drowning recoveries, manhunts for missing people and manhunts for dangerous fugitives.

[@Harlem55]

Yep, except that people in NYPD ESU don't ask if they would still be cousins when they get a divorce.

[@davidreeves8388]

Hats off to you but NYC esu and Arkansas is two different worlds

[@Justin_GFM]

@@davidreeves8388 Lol, basically any of the ESUs up here is different from Arkansas. PAPD, MTAPD, and even Jersey City PD use the NYPD’s STS school for their ESU training curriculum. Most of Westchester’s police departments go through their own ESU school too, and I’m pretty sure much of it was based on the NYPD STS

[@francissullivan6400]

LOVE the video but there are other EMERGENCY SERVICE SQUADS in the city like ESS5,ESS6,ESS7,ESS9,ESS10 that did HEROIC WORK day in day out..and you do not see that in this..GOD BLESS the MEN and WOMEN of the NEW YORK CITY POL8CE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY SERVICE UNIT

[@charlottehardwick5728]

Keep up the good work. Thank you.

[@mastor99]

Is it a requirement to have a 70's porno mustache, to gain entry into ESU?....Just saying.

[@Harlem55]

Nope, that's a requirement to be over 30 and live in NYC.

[@jjosephm7539]

No beards though, you can't get a seal on masks. Air pak, scuba or gas masks.

[@francissullivan6400]

You are a skag..get over it scag..dont be jealous you didn't rate

[@viper174471]

They are by far better than just some meir wana be self proclaimed "special weapons and tactics " There's guys really are special they are really the best trained in the world... they do it all all from tactical situations rescue to to life saving first aid and all and any type of rescue!!!

[@JohnDoe-yq5bd]

They aren’t the best in the world. They are basically the police departments answer to the fire department rescue company. Just like how some EMS Squads have rescue squads.

[@andrewfriedman4972]

John Doe but they are also a swat team. They don’t just do rescues. They are extremely well trained and they are very good people that are devoted to saving lives.

[@JohnDoe-yq5bd]

Andrew Friedman the bulk of their work is rescue work. They could do one to two swat raids a week and the rest would be rescue work. That’s literally what they are is back up for police to save keep fire department involvement minimal. EMS has the same concept

[@andrewfriedman4972]

John Doe most of what the ESU guys do is train. Also ESU guys actually patrol. And a lot of the rescues they do is rescuing suicidal people which is dangerous. They would not let the fire department climb up a bridge to have nothing there but them and an unpredictable man that doesn’t care about his life. Those are mostly the types of rescues ESU would do. They do some other types of rescues but emergency service jobs overlap all of the time. Coast guard, police, fire, and ems work together all of the time and there jobs overlap sometimes. It’s good to have multiple people to call for help.

[@viper174471]

@@andrewfriedman4972 it also helps them in public relations to be rescued by them also. People claiming they ant elite caus they (ESU) ant some jumped quasi miltar calling themselves Elite like you see with too many of the world's SWAT teams... ESU Gos beyond that and are more realistic in a domestic environment.why do y'all complaint that they are trained in EMS too. If they saved your life I don't think you would compline but anyways NYPD I love and support u

[@yammiihabibi9391]

Most ESU members I realize rock mustaches!

[@changopardomuzik4953]

Its Mandatory....just policy

[@bronxtours4193]

Man I wish I wasn’t so hard headed when I was young I would of loved to be a cop

[@olivegarden2306]

My grandpa was there

[@richardjarosch]

To Mike H. we were both in company 85-01.

[@carlista2010]

8:26 He said we do it all....even getting into fist fights with the fire department!!!

[@edb007th]

carlista2010 just remember it takes five firemen to do what two ESU cops can do. The “Duck” holding a pike pole on a pin job ROFL!

[@flashcoltrane5550]

edb The 5 firemen are usually busy getting the job done. The two ESU Cops are usually whispering to each other “when did they get that tool”

[@BIGDROC99]

edb ESU cops do what they do because they couldn’t be fireman

[@qcbeast478]

ESU is definitely better than Fdny

[@BIGDROC99]

Ldawg the Beast Just remember more cops transfer over to be fireman than fireman who become cops. Better job

[@user-gi8vz1fo1d]

I didn't know it's document. Because the officer on the top picture looks actor Denis Flanz.

[@giovannyhenriquezchaivez8752]

Love nypd is my favor cop and nice job dont guive up

[@everydaylee4591]

Does anyone know officer SPROUL

[@kevinemilcar887]

NYPD Aviation Unit

[@alansohn855]

Kind of like the US Navy SEALS in terms of specializing in all kinds of fields.

[@Harlem55]

Not even close to a SEAL. ESU is really more like the coast guard, really.

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

John Doe 😂😂😂 u guys love to talk shit about the coast guard

[@davidreeves8388]

The coast guard has special force units actually .they just aren't deployed in the same manners as seals .but just as capable when it comes down to it.they have msrt psu and d.o.g teams which are like swat teams . obviously not saying there same as seals but don't think coast guard is a bunch of wimps

[@Krico2006]

The Hercules Unit is the tier 1 of these units, like the Seal Team 6 and Delta. Kudos for the e-men, I guess they evolved from the SWAT teams.

[@Krico2006]

@@davidreeves8388 I do agree with you. People are not aware that there have been coast guards units deployed to Iraq. Their job is to assist with boarding ships. And these guys are not wimps either.

[@GiovannyHenriquezchaivez]

❤nypd blue is my favor school

[@Krico2006]

I think the Hercules Unit are pArt of the E-team.

[@crjcrj8443]

Hercules was a detail, usually on overtime. Not a permanent assignment. Guys would go for the day . But that could have changed.

[@maxlewis2011]

What year was this? This looks like pre 911 era..

[@ChathamFireDeptfan]

At 7:11 you can see a 9/11 memorial, I’d guess this was filmed somewhere between 2001-2005 just based off the trucks they ride and the camera used

[@freddymorel9076]

I'm not quite sure if my english is good enough.. Is this Unit like a Squad from the fire department? I don't get the sense of armed cops sitting in a Fire Squad Truck with police tags on... can someone explain it to me? thanks and greetings from Germany

[@kennethwise5707]

They are police officers who specialize in Emergency First aid and are also paramedics. it's different here in the states and they have a lot of those types of vehicles assigned to them and it's not fire truck it's a police emergency service vehicle and they do have blue lights in addition to red

[@freddymorel9076]

Thanks for the answer

[@sroosendaal7404]

The technical rescue aspect is overlapping with that of the Fire Department, but the FD doesn't do tactical policework, dealing with (armed) suicidal persons etc. At least, that's my understanding of it.

[@xusmico187]

does FDNY and NYPD ESU still fight like cats and dogs? FDNY and NYPD love each other, but....

[@crjcrj8443]

Not as much as you would think. That stuff was overblown. It was more of them disagreeing on how to do the rescue .

[@fa3556]

They all really wanted to be FD so this is as close as it gets for them

[@billyd8401]

Lol, FD is the best part time job ever!

[@patrickmorrissey3084]

I have a lot of respect for firefighters. But ESU is a more elite unit.

[@fa3556]

It's not about who or what job is more elite in your opinion. I simply said ESU cops really wanted to be firemen. That's all. Btw I have the utmost respect for the PD. My comment is only in jest.

[@Justin_GFM]

@@fa3556 So what you’re saying is that ESU cops are pretty much SWAT firefighters 😆

[@edb007th]

@@fa3556 it takes 5 firemen to do what 2 ESU cops do

[@fab3319]

Been there done that.

[@ezzyfiretv8922]

Im sure esu and fdny must clash on particular jobs i don't care what anyone says, ego and competition must kick in.

[@cfan2980]

So why dose the nypd need a rescue squad seems like it’s the fire department job

[@briangallagher9279]

matt jones it's hard to explain Esu responds to stuff that the fire dept usually wouldn't respond to such as a jumper or a suspicious package it also depends on the borough and neighborhood

[@moe20000]

matt jones I was thinking the same thing lol

[@tax905972]

FD deals with buildings PD​ deals with everything else.Bridges tunnels car accidents hostage warrants etc fd also deals with building collapses etc which they specialize in

[@lolhi3105]

Matt Jones the nypd need a rescue team because FDNY can't handle a jumper with a kinfe gun or anything else deadly and FDNY also come to the calls to

[@mikerad7424]

because pd is more dependable

[@thomasackerly7732]

ESU came to my home on Sept 17 With DOMESTIC TERRORISM at me in my home Cuz my Local PCT 19 told them to come here. I still respect ESU but not my Local PCT TERRORISTS that they"re i have file Complaint aganist pct 3of them so far