New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit - Vehicles

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). Truck 11 was built by Ferrara Fire Apparatus.
  • 40 Radio Emergency Patrol (REP) trucks which are ESU's work horse and are used for regular patrol. Each REP is equipped with scuba gear, medical kits and rescue equipment including heavy hydraulics. REP trucks are built by Odyssey Specialty Automotive.
  • ESU's Medical Squad mans two ambulances.
  • Two Lenco BearCat and two Lenco Peacekeeper armored vehicles.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Construction Accident Response Vehicles (CARV) which responds to construction accidents and is used to stabilize structures and rescue entrapped workers/personnel.
  • Emergency Support Vehicle (ESV) which is complete with a motorized Zodiac inflatable and deployable rescue airbag.
  • ESU also has six jet skis, plus numerous Zodiac inflatables assigned to units throughout the NYPD.

  • NYPD ESU Heavy Rescue Truck 9

  • 2 NYPD ESU REP trucks from ESS 10


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