VIDEO: NYPD Unit Trains Atop Brooklyn Bridge

FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NY — One of the NYPD's most elite units does its drills with one of the most dizzying views Manhattan has to offer — on the top of the 277-foot tall Brooklyn Bridge.

The NYPD's emergency service unit is a specially trained group that focuses on rescuing people in dangerous situations, which includes saving people on the tops of bridge and skyscrapers. Last year, the unit responded to remove a man who used suction cups to try and climb Trump Tower in an attempt to speak with then-candidate Donald Trump.

The Associated Press went along for a training session atop the Brooklyn Bridge, and learned a little bit more about how the unit operates.

"You’re working from the minute you get the call," Sgt. John Flynn told the AP. "You’re thinking about how to best approach the climb, and how to approach the person even before you meet them, how to help them."

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Lead image a screenshot from AP video