The National Institutes of Health Division of Police (NIH DP) are the police force that police and protect

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(NIH) people and property.

Locations

The NIH in

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, consists of approximately 75 buildings that span over 300 acres of exclusive federal jurisdiction. The NIH Police are responsible for law enforcement services at the

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located in

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, and at the

Rocky Mountain Laboratories Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) is part of the NIH Intramural Research Program and is located in Hamilton, Montana. Operated by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, RML conducts research on maximum containment pathogens suc ...

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. The NIH in Bethesda has the world's largest hospital dedicated to scientific research, its own power plant, water treatment plant, and Fire Department. NIH also contains the Vaccine Research Center and C.W. Bill Young Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases which houses BSL 3 and BSL 4 laboratories.

Structure

The NIH Police are an approximately 105-officer department which consists of Patrol Units, K9, Investigators, Intelligence Unit, Special Response Team, Training Division, Firearms Instructors, as well as Tactical Medical Officers. Tommy Thompson and NIH Police (14359353495)

Tommy Thompson and NIH Police (14359353495)

Police and Security

The NIH DP has both a Police Department and a contracted security force, known as the Guard Force Operations Branch (GFOB), which provides physical security at gates at campuses. Security at the perimeter consists of: *Police Officers *Contracted Security Guards *Security Technicians. 20120528 126 NIH Police - 7291586802

Rank structure

The rank structure of the NIH Police is as follows: *Patrol Officer *Patrol Officer First Class *Corporal *Master Patrol Officer *Sergeant *Lieutenant *Captain *Major *Deputy Chief *Chief.

Mission

It is the mission of the NIH Division of Police to protect the country's national treasure: scientific research, the NIH research community and to ensure that the mission of NIH is not impeded by personal attacks, loss of assets, criminal activity or acts of terrorism.

Equipment and uniform

NIH Police are armed federal officers and have a variety of equipment to do their jobs. NIH Police wear a midnight navy shirt and outer armor carrier (Officers), white shirts and outer armor carrier (Sergeants and above), midnight navy patrol duty uniform pants, and black boots. K-9 officers wear blue

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-style uniform and

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. NIH Police are equipped with a

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pistol, radio, handcuffs, flashlight,

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, baton and marked patrol vehicles fitted with lights and sirens. Issued long guns are the H&K 416D semi-auto and the H&K MP5 SD.

National Institutes of Health Police Chevy Tahoe

References

External links

Official website
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