Yonkers Police Emergency Service Unit

ESU Photo Gallery

Commanding Officer Captain Messar
ESU Supervisor Lieutenant Barca
ESU Supervisor Lieutenant Barnett

The Yonkers Police Departments staffs a full time Emergency Service Unit, (ESU) that is trained and equipped to respond to medical, rescue, and tactical emergencies. ESU crews are on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All ESU members are trained and certified as Emergency Medical Technicians. Prospective ESU candidates are required to complete the Basic ESU five week training course, followed by continuous advanced rescue, tactical and firearms training, during their tenure with ESU.

Some of the members of the Emergency Service Unit (February 2003)

MEDICAL
ESU members are trained to respond and provide Basic Life Support Services to the public, and provide paramedics with assistance and back up.

RESCUE
ESU teams patrol in Ford heavy-duty rescue trucks equipped to handle the following types of emergencies:
     Persons trapped in vehicle wrecks
     High and low angle rope rescue
     Water rescue
     Ice rescue
     Sick/rabid animal control
     Elevator emergencies

TACTICAL OPERATIONS
ESU operates as the Departments Special Weapons Team, and is responsible for handling:
     Hostage Situations
     Barricaded subject Incidents
     High Risk warrant service
     Emotionally disturbed persons

SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT RESCUE
ESU units are equipped with the following:
     Hurst "jaws of life" hydraulic tool system
     K12 gas saw
     Gas generator
     Compressed air, air chisel
     Rappel ropes
     Rappel harnesses
     Rappel hardware
     Stokes rescue basket
     Animal control tranquilizer rife
     Animal control tranquilizer pistol
     Health stick animal snare
     Rescue helmets
     Turnout coats
     Elevator keys
     Stearns Cold water rescue suits
     Personal floatation vest 
     Vehicle slim jim kit
     Ladders
     Emergency lighting
     Road flares

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
     Oxygen
     Bag valve masks
     Non rebreathers
     Airways
     Special immobilization
     Kendricks extrication device
     Hare traction splint
     Splints
     Burn kit
     Ob kit
     Trauma kit
     Blood pressure cuff and scope
     Ring cutter
     Bandaging and splints
     Cervical collars
     Long boards
     Personal protective barriers

TACTICAL EQUIPMENT
Each ESU officer is issued a ballistic helmet, heavy body armor, chemical agent mask, and nomex flame retardant gloves and hood. Officers assigned to the scoped rifle marksman team are issued .308 cal Remington model 700 Police sniper rifles.
All ESU members are trained and qualified with the following:
     H&K MP5 submachine gun
     Colt M16 commando rifle
     Benelli super 90 12 gauge shotgun
     37mm chemical agent
     12 gauge breaching shotgun
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Photo of Captain Messar provided by Officer R. West
Photo of ESU members and ESU patch by YonkersPD.com Web Staff

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