Our Mission
Nassau County Auxiliary Police
Unit 116 is a community based group of professional volunteers whose primary
function is to assist the Nassau County Police Department and the Nassau County
Emergency Management Office by:
- Assisting and relieving police officers at scenes requiring
police presence.
- Providing patrols in marked radio equipped police cars to reduce
the incidents of crime and vandalism
- Controlling traffic and perimeters in and around areas of
accidents, fires, and major disasters.
- Controlling traffic and provide security at parades, marathons,
and other community events.
- Providing crime prevention and awareness programs for community
organizations.
- Providing assistance to the residents of Nassau County in the
event of a disaster as per Nassau County's emergency plan.
Nassau County Auxiliary Police
Unit 116 is a unit of the Nassau County Police Department's Emergency
Management Office / Auxiliary Police Unit. Civil defense was created by federal law in the 1940's to protect
the residents of the United States during, before and after attack by enemy
forces. In 1951 the New York State Defense Emergency Act further defined the
use of civil defense forces (auxiliary police). Today, emergency management's
main mission is to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from
an emergency. Emergencies can range from hurricanes, storms, floods, blackouts,
nuclear emergencies, terrorist incidents, etc.
Training
Our auxiliary police officers
must attend and complete a 24 session basic training course which is taught by
state certified instructors at the Nassau County Police Academy. To keep our
members updated each member must attend in service training which is conducted
when required. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training at the Nassau
Police/Fire Academy is available to all members after certain criteria is met.
All graduates of the 24 session course are
certified as Part Time Peace Officers by the New York State Bureau for Municipal
Police. Although auxiliary police officers may not carry firearms in Nassau
County, they do carry police batons. Any member who is interested in being considered for promotions
must attend and complete a supervisors course at the police academy.
College Credit
Students enrolled as
criminal justice majors may be eligible for college credits for participation
in the auxiliary police program.
