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The Town of Manlius Police Department’s Emergency Service Team (EST) has the
mission of providing a flexible, effective response to unconventional,
high risk situations.
Candidates for the EST undergo a competitive selection process and receive
specialized basic and regular in-service training that includes use of force,
advanced firearms and defensive tactics, tactical operations, rappelling and
ladder operations, surveillance, and wide area search techniques.
The types of operations that EST members train for include:
- Narcotics raids
- High risk warrant executions
- Surveillance/stake-outs
- Crowd control/demonstrations/civil disorders
- Large area searches for persons or evidence
- VIP/dignitary protection
- Disaster response
- Barricaded suspects
- Hostage incidents
- Weather emergencies