NCPD & Fire Department

The NCPD, recently reconstructed from a broken system of vigilante and lawmen factions, in the aftermath of civil disorder and government anarchy that followed the fall of night city and the holocaust in 2023. A system that has only been efficiently in service for the past 5 years, this system s full of excited new recruits, seasoned veterans, corporate castoffs, and funding allowing for bots, androids and additional systems. Owned by the Corporation Governmental Council of NC, both the Fire stations and NCPD run from the same divisions, and so you will find all overviewed below.

## Divisions

### Patrol

The Patrol Division is the backbone of any modern police force and is the largest division within the NCPD. The primary purpose is to patrol any given sector to enforce the law and reduce crime, of which there is a lot of. The Night City Government is constantly giving more resources and manpower to the patrol division mainly due to the dangerous nature of the role and the rise in crime.

#### Beat Patrol

Beat cops are the boots on the ground and are tasked with patrolling their designated sector. In years past beat cops typically patrolled alone, but due to the rise in crime, rioting, and gang threat, they now go in pairs. They have to respond to any threats from gangs, corporate shootouts, riots, drugs, psychos and your everyday disgruntled citizen. Once a shift starts, they are on their own and are expected to deal with the majority of incidents alone, unless it calls for the cavalry. Standard issue equipment consists of armored vest and helmet, cuffs, a pistol and/or non-lethal launcher and a first aid kit.

#### Traffic Patrol

Traffic is considered a lame job; the lowest on the totem pole and typically given out as punishment by a higher up. Their role is primarily to enforce traffic laws and the traffic flowing. *Nobody particularly likes traffic cops, not even other cops.* Standard issue equipment consists of an armored vest, traffic helmet and a 9mm pistol.

### Homicide

Homicide deals with everything from mass-murder to aggravated assault and the ever growing corporate murders. Homicide detectives can deal with up to 50 murders in a single day in Night City and, as a result, many are cold and distant, and some have developed psychological issues of their own. With increasing violence from gangs, crime syndicates and the corporations, Homicide is very busy and more often than not the crimes go unpunished due to the lack of evidence.

#### Special Investigations

The Special Investigations unit, also known as S.I.N. deal with more large scale and serious crimes that include multiple departments or even LEDiv's. Crimes involving mass murder, corporate espionage, wide-spread organized crime, high profile kidnappings, and counterfeiting. Shocking or brutal murders are covered by the S.I.N. when regular departments have no clue how to solve the case. Other divisions within the police tend to dislike the S.I.N. due to them receiving more money and often taking complete control of an existing case.

### Tactical

The tactical division is there for when the talking stops, which is quite often in 2047. They deal with high-risk situations such as hostage rescue, riots or cyberpsychos.

#### S.W.A.T.

Special Weapons and Tactics are a rapid response unit trained to deal with high-risk situations and heavy weapons. Teams consist of 10 highly trained and well equipped members. They typically use their own custom tactical police vehicles, and are loaded with as many combat oriented cybernetics as they can handle. SWAT officers typically deal with hostage rescue, heavily armed shootouts, sieges, and security for high-profile targets.

#### CEU

CEU, also known as Cyberpsychosis-extermination Unit and officially called the Cyborg Suppression Unit, or Psycho Squad, in Night City. They are a step above SWAT and deal primarily with cyberpsychos with extreme violence and force.

#### Riot

The Riot team are on-call 24/7 and are the non-lethal equivalent of SWAT. They are trained in non-lethal procedures, though accidents have happened, and might happen again. They are known for crowd control sealing off entire city blocks just to successfully disperse all the rioters. The NCPD has a policy i*f you don't want to get hurt, don't riot.* Riot teams consist of 10 troopers lead by a single officer and are issued riot shields, ballistic armor, tear gas, tasers, and non-lethal ammunition.

### Net Security

Net Security Section provides an enforcement, monitoring, and information service on areas of the Net within a specific city. While NETSEC's main priority is to track down the most dangerous and daring criminal netrunners, they also provide all other sections with up-to-date information straight out of the Net. Not all municipalities have a NETSEC; many rely on the services of NetWatch, the International Net Security organization. Besides monitoring for illegal Netrunning, NETSEC also performs its own information search runs-NETSEC runners often provide valuable information on suspects or corporations (which can lead to a conviction). This is rare, but cops will know a great deal more about their suspect after a Netrun details all his affairs... NETSEC officers tend to be somewhat highly-strung, and are allowed into NCPD without Academy training. NETSEC monitors prospective operatives and recruits them, deputizing them in a similar way to CorpCops. These individuals then become officers within NETSEC with access to top level software and hardware, allowing them to become even more proficient in their chosen area of Netrunning.

### Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs Division (IAD) is the bane of most police officers; its job is to investigate officers suspected of committing gross misconduct in the pursuance of their duties, or who are corrupt, dangerous, or perform other activities which either abuses their position, or endangers the Department as a whole. Experienced investigators, IAD officers are selected for their ability to sniff out when a cop is "bad."

IAD is not well liked by other divisions. They have the ability to turn an officer's life upside down on the mere suspicion of illicit involvement. An officer under investigation by the IAD may be suspended, or worse, and there is always a stigma involved as your partner and buddies wonder if you really are a dirty cop. As of 2047 they are not in service.

### Administration

Admin Div is manned mostly by non-cops: secretaries and other desk jockeys performing most of the administrative duties of the police department. While it is possible to transfer to Admin, nobody really wants to, unless they've had a real good scare or have been seriously wounded. Admin positions, unless very high up, hold little or no prestige among other officers.

## Fire Department

The NC Fire Department, powered by AVS, Aerial crafts that carry giant depositories of water. In the cases of chemical, radiation, and electrical-a chemical replacement. is found. Interior fire is often handled by robotic "Firemen".

## Equipment

The Night City Police Department and Fire Station has access only to basic or outdated equipment that is generally insufficient for their needs, due to being consistently underfunded and expected to turn a profit. Some officers resort to obtaining better equipment at their own expense. Cutting-edge weapons and gear on par with what corporations lavish on their security forces and contractors is reserved strictly for CEU

### Weapons

The Night City Police Department has a threat level code "B2B" which means night city police are equipped with "Automatic Weapons". By 2042, the Militech M-10AF Lexington serves as the sidearm of NCPD officers. They also use the Saratoga, Ajax, Constitutional Arms M2038 Tactician and Defender, and Nokota D5 Copperhead.

### Armor

The Night City Police Department has a threat level code "B2B" which means night city police are equipped with "door gunner to metal Gear" (SP 25)

### Technology

In 2047, the Night City Police Department is armed with Militech Mechs which can be seen around the city. They also utilise Militech Wyvern reconnaissance drones which arrive first to the scene of a suspected crime in progress.

### 2040

* Archer Hella EC-H i860 NCPD Enforcer
* Chevillon Emperor 720 NCPD Ironclad
* Villefort Cortes V6000 NCPD Overlord
* Helion Cortex 26000 AV Ironclad

### Misc

* Building-mounted turrets
* C43 Biotechnica Prototype Emergency Response Android
* Militech Prototype Emergency Response Drone (RK20061)