The Operations Division encompasses the four platoons of patrol officers and their supervisors as well as the Traffic Section, Communications, Special Events and Specialized Patrols. The front line officers respond to calls for service, traffic management and education, 9-1-1, RIDE, bicycle patrol, snowmobile patrol and foot beat as part of the front line service to the community. Add to that, events such as the Heritage Festival, political rallies and labour disputes, Y2K planning and deployment and a host of other special events, and it is clear that the past two years have been very busy for our personnel.

Bicycle Patrol
With five bicycles and officers assigned to this duty over the summer months, bicycle patrol has proven itself to be effective. It allows our officers to get into areas of North Bay's trail system where they might otherwise not attend.
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Communications and 911
The Communications Section is responsible for 24-hour police, ambulance, and fire dispatching as well as 9-1-1 call taking - all telephone and radio communications are connected to a digital recording system.
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Emergency Response Containment Team
Personnel assigned to Emergency Response receive special tactical and firearms training - this resource better equips the Service to respond to dangerous situations such as hostage taking and/or barricaded persons incidents.
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Snowmobile Trail Officer Patrol
In conjunction with the Ontario Provincial Police, the North Bay Police Service provides snowmobile patrols of local trails during the winter months to ensure a safe snowmobiling season for everyone.
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Special Events Policing
Patrols which are assigned for special events (including the Heritage Festival and Airshow) are provided by a platoon of specially assigned personnel working from an on-site command posts.
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Traffic Office
The North Bay Police Service Traffic Office attempts to curb aggressive driving, they have implemented the use of a laser speed detecting instruments, and investigate alcohol-related driving incidents using state-of-the-art breath analysis equipment.
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Uniform Patrol Section
The Uniform Patrol officers are invariably the first line of response to incidents which range from noise complaints to homicides - they are supported in their efforts by the other listed sections of the North Bay Police Service.
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