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Emergency Services Unit"Tactical Solution, Precision Execution"
The Emergency Services Unit is a well-trained, elite tactical team that is prepared to handle any crisis citywide involving the use or threatened use of deadly force. The Emergency Services Unit is utilized for High Risk Warrant Service, Armed/Barricaded Subjects, Hostage Situations, Search & Rescue, Crowd Control, VIP Security, Threat Assessment/Site Evaluations, and any situation that threatens to overwhelm the resources of the Fall River Police Department. The Fall River Police Department Emergency Services Unit (ESU) was first established in 1975 as the Heavy Weapons Drill Team. In 1982, the name was changed to the Emergency Reaction Team and later to the Emergency Response Team. In January of 2011, Chief Daniel Racine expanded the role of the team and named it the Emergency Services Unit. The uniforms have also evolved over the years from black BDUs to gray Urban Digital Camouflage to the present navy blue Battle Dress Uniform. The team consists of 23 highly motivated and disciplined members. Officers must have 3 years of patrol experience, pass a firearms qualification test, a physical fitness test, take a written test and be interviewed by the team. The present physical fitness test includes a 1.5 mile run, push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, stair climb, bench press, and sprint/obstacle course. A typical training day consists of a strenuous physical fitness program, training in defensive tactics, tactical training, and firearms training. Emphasis is placed on physical fitness so an officer will be able to withstand the rigors of tactical operations. Team members will wear 30 pounds of gear and run 56 floors, perform 50 pushups, and lift a 100-pound heavy bag from the floor to their shoulders. In March 2012, Officer Brian Cabral set the FRPD/ESU record on the stairs with a time of 4 minutes 8 seconds, and Officer Joseph Galvao set the FRPD/ESU push-up record with 117. The team utilizes a state of the art Firearm & Use Of Force Simulation Training system developed by Ti Training in Golden, Colorado. The Emergency Services Unit provides training to our department and other police agencies. Several ESU members are M.P.T.C. Firearms Instructors, Defensive Tactics Instructors, Patrol Procedure All ESU members are trained in Threat Assessment/Site Evaluations. They conduct evaluations and training with area schools, and other high-risk locations. The majority of team members come from the Uniform Division, with the remainder of the team coming from the Special Operations Division and the Vice & Intelligence Unit.
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Instructors, Less-Lethal, Use Of Force, TASER, and Active Shooter Instructors. The Emergency Services Unit assists with Patrol Procedure training of recruit officers at the police academy and provides training to the department. 
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