New York City Police Department Aviation Unit has goal search and rescue
The New York City Police Department Aviation Unit is a division of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) focused on airborne law enforcement and public safety.  Operating under command of the NYPD Special Operations Bureau, the unit frequently works alongside partner agencies like the NYPD Harbor Unit and United States Coast Guard (USCG) to service New York City and its surrounding waters.  The unit is headquartered at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, and boasts emergency response times within 8–10 minutes to most parts of the city.In March 2021, Airbus Helicopters responded to a request for proposal (RFP) from the unit to replace its Bell 412EP search and rescue helicopters with two new H175 models.Personnel
As of February 2021, NYPD Aviation had 76 members.  Prospective new hires are drawn from the department's force of existing police officers, and new pilots reportedly average 5 years of seniority with the department. Upon selection, they undergo training in helicopter flight operations and specialized missions like maritime search and rescue (SAR) and counterterrorism.  The unit conducts flight training utilizing both a helicopter simulator and live instruction in its Bell 407.
Maintenance of the unit's aircraft is performed in-house, and its mechanics also double as crew chiefs.