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| National Institutes of Health Division of Police | |
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| Abbreviation | NIH Police or NIH DP |
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| Federal agency | United States |
| Operations jurisdiction | United States |
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| Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Sworn members | 105 Sworn Officers |
| Parent agency | National Institutes of Health |
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In the US, theNational Institutes of HealthDivision of Police (NIH DP) is thesecurity police force that police and protectNational Institutes of Health (NIH) people and property.[2]
The NIH inBethesda, Maryland, consists of approximately 75 buildings that span over 300 acres of exclusivefederal jurisdiction.
The NIH Police are responsible for law enforcement services at theNational Cancer Institute located inFort Detrick, Maryland, and at theRocky Mountain Laboratories inHamilton, Montana.
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 housesBSL 3 andBSL 4 laboratories.
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.[3]
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The NIH DP has both aPolice Department and a contracted security force, known as theGuard Force Operations Branch (GFOB), which provides physical security at gates at campuses.[4]
Security at the perimeter consists of:
The rank structure of the NIH Police is as follows:
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.
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 blueBDU-style uniform andbaseball cap.
For personal equipment, NIH Police are equipped with firearms, radio, handcuffs, flashlight,OC spray and baton. They also have marked patrol vehicles fitted with lights and sirens.
| Name | Country of origin | Type |
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| SIG Sauer P320 |  United States | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 |  Germany | Submachine gun |
| Heckler & Koch HK416D | Semi-automatic rifle |
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