Emergency Support Bureau 

The Emergency Support Bureau includes the Critical Incident Management, Emergency Response and Explosives Disposal Units. Officers in these units respond to situations that go beyond the normal training and equipment limits of a frontline police officer.

2009 Highlight 

EDU Discovers and Neutralizes 14 Pounds of Explosives

In December 2009, members of the Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) were called to assist with an investigation involving a large safe, which had been recovered by Town of Newmarket employees while dredging a local canal.

The EDU is a specialized unit that responds specifically to calls regarding explosive devices and is relied upon by officers for their expertise and availability of specialized tools.

After gaining entry to the safe, members of the EDU discovered it contained approximately 14 pounds of high explosives, which they neutralized. This situation was very precarious and could have been deadly if not handled by experts in the field.