EXPLOSIVE ORDANCE DISPOSAL TRAINING CONDUCTED BY OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

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CONFIDENTIAL
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17 May 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, CI/Police.Group
SUBJECT: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Conducted
by Other U.S. Government Agencies
1. The following information pertaining to Explosive
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) courses conducted by other U.S. Gov-
ernment.agencies, and civilian organizations is.forwarded per
your request:
A. Under the provisions of paragraph IV B7, Department
of Defense Directive 5160.62, Subject: Single Manager
Assignment for Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tech-
nology and Training, dated 24 November 1971, the U.S. Navy
has the sole responsibility within the Defense Department
for providing explosive ordnance disposal training to for-
eign students within the United States. This training is
mi" eing conducted at the U.S. Naval EOD School at
Maryland. 25X1A
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B. However, since the lion share of instruction re-
sented during the conventional ordnance phase of the
ourse is programmed to familiarize military ordnance
technicians with procedures for rendering-safe aircraft
bombs and naval explosive warheads, guided and ballistic
missiles, grenades, artillery, mortar, rocket and small
arms ammunition, mines and torpedoes, depth charges, chemi-
cal agents, pyrotechnics, and similar or related items or
components which could cause injury or death, only two days
are allotted to the subject of clandestine and improvised
devices employed by the terrorist, saboteur and guerrilla.
As such, foreign police officials attending the 15-week
course are subjected to technical instruction
they have little or no practical need for and short-changed
on the subjects they require most to realistically investi-
gate terrorist bombings or render-safe improvised explosive/
incendiary devices.
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C. In addition to the program providing 25X1A
only limited instruction on improvise devices, students
are given but a few hours of basic demolition training
since most EOD technicians have ample opportunity to par-
ticipate in practical field work with explosives after
completing the course. Such is generally not the case
with most foreign police students since the military ser-
vices in many countries of the world jealously restrict
non-military personnel from training with explosives. As
such, if the police student does not receive ade uate
basic demolition instruction while attending the 25X1A
course, he will return to his country withou the in
depth practical experience required to speak authorita-
tively on explosive devices and to handle them with respect
and confidence.
D. The biggest current drawback with enrolling a for-
eign student in the conven sive ordnance dis-
posal course conducted at is obtaining the 25X1A
necessary security clearan en er the Naval training
facility. The undersigned is aware that foreign military
have attended certain phases of the basic
course; however, they were restricted from
attending many portions of the overall training program
since they did not have the required securit cl rance. ~~~
U.S. military personnel attending the course
must have a SECRET clearance.
E. Under a special grant from LEAA, the Justice De-
partment conducts a two or three week EOD course at Redstone
Arsenal in Alabama for selected U.S. law enforcement offi-
cials. has attempted to enroll several of its
technicians in this course but to no avail. The Justice
Department states that this program is restricted to
civilian police officers of the United States and will not
even permit other U.S. Government agencies to monitor the
course. It is highly doubtful that the Justice Department
will change this ruling in order to accommodate foreign
police officers.
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F. The only other EOD courses worth mentioning are
two conducted by the International Association of Chiefs
of Police who are located in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
They currently conduct two courses, "Bomb Scene Officer"
and "Advanced Bomb Technician". The Bomb Scene Officer
course is a four-day program costing approximately $225
per student and the Advance Bomb Technician course is a
five-day program costing approximately $225 per student.
These courses are presented in the form of lectures and
seminars. The students at no time are given a chance to
perform practical field work with live explosives or
related hazardous materials employed by the terrorist.
Copies of brochures on these two courses are submitted
as attachments to this memorandum.
G. Although the two International Association of
Chiefs of Police training courses may meet the needs of
certain law enforcement officials, the training programs
lack the technical instruction and in-depth practical
field work required to train an individual to profes-
sionally investigate bombing incidents and/or carry out
rendering-safe procedures on known or suspected bombs in
the event the situation is such that the services of a
fully qualified explosive ordnance disposal technician
were not immediately available in an emergency. In
short, the student only truly learns this hazardous trade
by having an opportunity to personally fabricate a wide
variety of explosive/incendiary charges and observing the
destruction produced by their detonation. Only through
this method of teaching will a student gain the in-depth
experience and justifiable confidence to perform his
duties in a professional manner.
2. In summary, the undersigned feels that EOD courses con-
ducted by other groups, both in and outside of the U.S. Gov-
ernment, do not meet the needs of the foreign police officers
who may be required to put their lives on the line after re-
turning to their own countries. From personal experience, the
undersigned knows that the U.S. military services do not cur-
rently have the expertise to conduct first-rate counter
sabotage training that comes an where near the cpurse objec-
tives we have set for our program.
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Bomb 'Technicians in public safety agencies are
responsible for the neutralization of explosive.
and incendiary devices. The skills involved in the
disarming or controlled detonation of improvised.
bombs of all types must be acquired through a
,combination of training and practical experience::
Once learned, basic bomb disposal techniques
.must be refreshed. periodically and expanded by
exposure to new and unusual bomb construction;
methods and tactics of employment..
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emphasized that this program is NOT intended
to teach basic bomb technician skills.
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Public Safety' personnel attending this course
will be exposed to a. brief review of basic prin-
new devices, attack techniques, tactics, and
'equipment.. Instruction techniques will include
lectures, workshops, and case studies from major
U. S. cities. Instruction will be supported through-
~aev,ces ana equipment. in Tact, ine large aarnvunr
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material to be incorporated in this training
of
program makes it necessary to conduct all ses-
sions at IACP headquarters outside of Washing-
ton, D. C.
Instructors' selected for this series of courses
are all fully qualified police bomb technicians
. and members of the Technical Unit of the Na-
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Advanced bomb technician training is not cur-
rently available from any source in the United
States. To meet the growing need for such train-
ing, the IACP has developed a five-day, forty
(40) hour course of instruction for public-safety,
personnel who are already fully qualified as,
bomb technicians. Non-technicians-should not
be enrolled in this course and -it should be
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DATES LOCATION
May 1-5, 1972 ....:......................... ................ ?......................... Washington, D. C.
June 12-16, 1972 ....................... :.............................Washington, D. C.
June 26-30, 1972 .............................................Washington, D. C.
July 17-21, 1972 ..... ......................................................... . Washington, D. C.
tional Bomb Data Center. In every case, they are
experienced in both instructional techniques,
and bomb technology.
HOW can personnel be enrolled? To enroll per-
sonnet in any of the scheduled Advanced Bomb
Technician Courses, the agency head should
cause the attached application form to be ex-
ecuted at the earliest possible date. The cost of
the course is $200 per student if the agency
head is a member of the IACP and $225 per
student whose agency head is not a member of
the IACP. Additional names can be submitted on
a separate sheet of paper.
Cost of the course includes tuition, materials,
and site transportation only. Travel to and from
the Washington area, meals, and housing as
required are additional costs that must be met
by the student or his agency. Upon receipt of an
authorized application, information on housing
and related administrative details will be mailed
to each student. Transportation between local
airports,; motel, and classroom will be provided
upon request. Two weeks prior to the opening
date of each course, enrollment will be audited
to determine if a sufficient number of registra-
tions have been received to permit the course to
be conducted. Where interest is not sufficient to
justify the offering of the course, tuition will be
refunded in full or, at the request of the agency,
transferred to another scheduled course.
THE IACP reserves the right to. cancel any
i course offered in this brochure and to amend
the course content as outlined herein. The IACP
further reserves the right to limit enrollment
consistent with instructional capability and to
reject applications from persons or groups
without substantial public or private security
responsibilities.
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Muplyy is
the course has never before been made available to
1 r /,.`a.U: I r i military or law enforcement bomb technicians. This
"I '"` presentation will begin with the basic materials and
J7 F devices developed by the German Abwehr II units during
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
The NBDC Bomb Incident Profile System-A profile
system developed by NBDC will be presented as an aid
to the bomb technician in identifying the various types
of bombers operating today.
Explosives-A brief review of commercial explosives
and standard military explosives. A presentation of famil-
iarization with new explosives and explosive products
introduced or available within the last two years and to
include blasting caps, primers and boosters, detonating
cords and blasting accessories.
An in-depth examination of improvised explosives
,manufactured including formulas employed, manufac-
turing techniques, physical appearance and properties
of the explosives made. A 35 mm slide program will
allow observation of the actual manufacturing process
and in selected instances,, the detonation effects. Live
will be available.
ious classes of military ordnance and a presentation
identifying the .newer, unclassified military ordnance
items both U.S. and foreign which might be encountered
as bombs- bomb components or dangerous souvenir
items.
Improvised Explosive And Incendiary Bombs And De-
vices-An.illustrated presentation and a discussion. pe~
riod designed to familiarize attendants with the variety, .
construction methods and design of recently used
and fuzes will be available for study and discussion.
Anticipated bomb design changes and possible new con-
struction will be introduced and illustrated. Bomb tech-
nician and law enforcement entrapment bombing devices
and techniques will be included in the presentation.
Special Purpose Explosives And Charges-A presenta-
tion of special purpose explosives, explosive and in- .
cendiary charges, their improvised manufacture and use..
.as developed by special military groups, revolutionary or
guerrilla warfare organizations. This presentation will
include not only the principles of their explosive or
incendiary functioning, but the tactical employment and
placement of such charges in the target area. Where
possible, illustrated effects of the employment of such
charges against targets will be shown in 35 mm color
slides. Also included in this section will be unusual
deliver explosives or incendiary devices. ? . "
Professional Assassination And Sabotage Materials
And Methods-An in-depth study of bombs, devices,
fuzes, materials and methods employed by professional
bombers, assassins and agents in carrying out their
operations. The material presented in this portion of
World War 11, and proceed forward in time to the present
day. Actual hardware items, cut-away models, photo-
graphs, drawings, and reconstructions will be employed
to illustrate the construction and operation of the var-
ious devices. Fully operational items will he functionally
demonstrated. Passive or subtle sabotage materials and
methods as employed by the professional will also be
presented to provide insight into the ease of target de-
struction by employing both common and special mate-
rials. Assassination materials, devices and methods will
be discussed to round out the picture of the professional
bomber's arsenal.
Advanced Bomb And Incendiary Fuzes-A presentation
of delay and action functioned fuzing concepts including
mechanical, electrical, chemical and electronic devices.
Operational miniature and sub-miniature electronic fuzes
will be displayed and demonstrated. .
Incendiary Device Workshop-Solid, liquid, gell and
metallic improvised incendiary mixtures, devices and
.,their.fuzes will be constructed under controlled work-
':shop conditions. Incendiary mixtures and formulas will
.be discussed, mixed and packaged. In an outdoor dem-
onstration area, the incendiary devices will be placed or
function. The instructor staff will identify smoke, flame
and' residue differences between the various incendiary
materials.. Photography will be permitted in the demon-
stration area. Dismantling and rendering safe of uniniti-
ated incendiary devices will be discussed and equipment
and techniques demonstrated. Entrapment incendiary
situations and specific devices will be demonstrated.,
Group Related Bomb Technology-An exploration of
what we know about bomb construction technology
as practiced or documented by groups such as the SDS,
Black Panthers, Minutemen, organized crime, and other
groups domestic and foreign involved in bombing activity
in this country and its possessions.
,.The Nature. And .Purpose of Terrorist Movements-
This presentation will provide background information
,on past revolutionary bombing actions. The organization
of basic units, how they operate, how they launch their
attacks, sources of supply, target selection and delivery
methods will' be presented to illustrate the various
Similarities in bombs and bomb fuzing will be illustrated
-this continent..
Case Studies-Case Studies of bombing activity from
various parts of the country will be presented by guest
bomb technicians in order to illustrate the wide variety
of problems current in North America and to share
solutions that have been found effective in various
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January 47,' 1972-'.:'. .:.... :.....; :.Rockville,' Maryland
'January 17-20,1972.:......... : Ann Arbor, Michigan
.,January 31?-February 3,1972- ........Dayton, Ohio
February 14-17,1972. .........,....Knoxville, Tennessee
February 28-March 2,1972. .....Biloxi. Mississippi
March 13-16, 1972 #..... _ ..Des Moines,. Iowa
March 27-30, 1972. . .... Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
April 10-13; 1972...... ......::...Denver, Colorado
April 2427;1972..... ............
::.::..Seattle, Washington -
May 8-11, 1972. ..... Burlingame, California
May 22-25,1972............... .. ......Syracuse, New York
Bomb 1172fident
111Ilves Balm Course
A series of courses, now under develop-
and fall of 1972, which will include those
investigative skills involved in working with
physical and human evidence to identify
persons responsible for bombing incidents. Also included
will be knowledge of legal requirements and ability to
make maximum use of investigative resources. The
trained bomb investigator should be capable of per-
forming the following functions:
1 Processing of evidence at the scene of, the incident
Follow-up of investigative leads
Searches and arrests
Pit Case preparation
,.Technical Assistance
The IACP will provide on-site technidal
assistance in the development of bomb L
incident plans and procedures, bomb in-
,'cident response training, and the organiza-
tion and equiping of bomb squads. Special
training programs will be custom designed for specific
agency requirements, including a basic training course
for public safety bomb technicians.
July 2427;1972 ........Columbia, Missouri
August 7-10, 1972 .........................Memphis, Tennessee
August 21-24, 1972 .....Houston, Texas
September 11-14, 1972 Salt Lake City, Utah
October 10-13, 1972 ....Los Angeles, California
October 24-27, 1972 ........... .:...Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
i,?? For additional information. call or write: Director, Re-
search Division, International Association of Chiefs of
Police, 11 Firstfietd Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20760
.Phone [phone]
Bomb scene Officer Course
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0S.; To meet the need for high quality Bomb
Scene Officer training, the IACP has de-
veloped a special four-day, 32 hour, course
that is being offered for public safety and
security personnel throughout the United
States. The-Bomb Scene Officer course is designed to
train those personnel who will respond to bomb threats,
including:
IN Police operational or supervisory officers
13 Fire personnel with bomb response assignments
i Industrial, commercial, and corporate security
officers
M College and other educational : security or safety
personnel
0 Public Safety Training Officers
'The trained Bomb Scene Officer will be able to direct
the follow-up actions resulting from a bomb threat or if
,,working. in conjunction with civilian management will
be able to advise or recommend various courses of ac-
tion to be. followed to minimize danger to personnel
:without undue loss of productivity.;
`' It should be emphasized that this training course is
? -NOT intended :to teach technical skills and graduates
wilt NOT be qualified to disarm, dismantle, or dispose.
;,tof incendiary or explosive devices..During 1972, courses
1, "are scheduled as follows:
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November 1-4, 1971 ..................................... Springfield, Massachusetts
November 15-18, 1971 ................................... East Brunswick, New Jersey
November 29-December 2, 1971 ........................ St. Petersburg, Florida
December 13-16, 1971 ................................... Greensboro, North Carolina
January 4-7, 1972 ........................................ Rockville, Maryland
January 17-20, 1972 ...................................... Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 31-February 3, 1972 ............................ Dayton, Ohio
February 14-17, 1972 .................................... Knoxville, Tennessee
February 28-March 2, 1972 .............................. Biloxi, Mississippi
March 13-16, 1972 ....................................... Des Moines, Iowa
March 27-30, 1972 ....................................... Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
April 10-13, 1972 ......................................... Denver, Colorado
April 24-27,1972. ........................................ Seattle, Washington
May 8-11, 1972 ............................................ Burlingame, California
May 22-25, 1972 ....................................... Syracuse, New York
June 5-8, 1972 ............................................. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
June 19-22, 1972 ......................................... Atlanta, Georgia
July 10-13,1972 .......................................... Aurora, Illinois
July 24-27, 1972 ..................... ;!................... Columbia, Missouri
August 7-10, 1972 ......................................... Memphis, Tennessee
August 21-24, 1972 ........ ...........'................... Houston, Texas
September 11-14,1972 ..............I .................. Salt Lake City, Utah
September 25-28, 1972 .................................. Portland, Oregon
October 10-13, 1972 ...................................... Los Angeles, California
October 24-27, 1972 ..................................... Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November 6-9, 1972 ................................. ...... St. Paul, Minnesota
NOW can personnel be enrolled? To enroll personnel
in any of the 26 scheduled Bomb Scene Officer courses,
the agency head should cause the attached application
form to be executed at the earliest possible date. The
cost of the course is $200 per student if the agency head
is a member of the IACP and $225 per student whose
agency head is not a member of the IACP. Additional.
names can be submitted on a separate sheet of paper.
Cost of the course includes tuition and materials. only.
Travel, meals, and housing as required are additional
costs that must be met by the-student or his agency.
Upon receipt of an authorized application, information
on housing and related administrative details will be
mailed to each student. Two weeks prior to the opening
date of each course, enrollment will be audited to deter-
mine if a sufficient number of registrations, usually 27 to
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be conducted. Where interest is not sufficient in
any area to justify the offering of the course,
tuition will be refunded in full or, at the request
of the agency, transferred to another course
location.
Ti'l't:. IACP reserves the right to cancel any
course offered in this brochure and to amend
the course content as outlined herein. The
IACP further reserves the right to limit enroll-
ment consistent with instructional capability
and to reject applications from persons or
groups without substantial public or private
security responsibilities.
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A SERIES OF
TRAINING COURSES
ANALYSIS of the typical bomb incident that runs the
full course from warning through investigation suggests
that three basic skill constellations are involved in an
effective response pattern.
13 Protective Skills involved in responding to the need,,
to protect life and property. Includes ability to deal with
and control excited or frightened persons, make or in=
fluence decisions under stress, conduct search opera-
tions, and employ damage control measures. Relative
personal risk: minimal to moderate.
,3 Technical Skills involved in neutralizing incendiary
and explosive devices through disarming or detonation.
Includes ability to recognize and defeat a wide range of
fuzing systems; work under stress; and safely dispose of
all commonly encountered explosives. Relative personal
risk: high.
0 Investigative Skills involved in working with physical,
and human evidence to identify persons responsible for
bombing incidents. Includes knowledge of legal require-
ments and ability to make maximum use of investigative
resources. Relative personal risk: normal for investiga-
tive activities.
~a'.::t='Itr over the past -few years of increased
criminal bombing activity in the United States has clearly
indicated the need for public safety personnel trained
in the PROTECTIVE skills required to handle bomb inci-
dents prior to the actual location or detonation of an
explosive or incendiary device. Statistics indicate that
for every actual bomb located, hundreds of bomb
threats must be processed by public safety personnel.
For large cities with a high level of bomb threat reports
or for smaller cities or industrial security agencies where
the services of a highly trained bomb technician cannot
be justitied, the obvious answer is the Bomb Scene
Officer trained in protective response skills necessary to
carry out the following functional assignments:
Bomb Scene Officer
Incident response
Recognition of explosive and incendiary devices
Evacuation procedures
Search procedures
Damage control measures
Movement of devices to safe area under certain
prescribed conditions in the absence of a bomb
technician
Reporting and recording
To meet the need for high quality Bomb Scene Officer
training, the IACP has developed a special four day, 32
hour, course that will be offered for public safety and
security personnel throughout the United States in the
months ahead. .
WHO should attend? The Bomb Scene Officer course
is designed to train those personnel who will respond
to bomb threats, including:
mA Police operational or supervisory officers
M, Fire personnel with bomb response assignments
61 Industrial, commercial, and corporate security officers
v3 College and other educational security or safety
personnel
i 1 Public Safety Training Officers
The trained Bomb Scene Officer will be able to direct
the follow up actions resulting from a bomb threat or if
working in conjunction with civilian management will be
able to advise or recommend various courses of action
to be followed to minimize danger to personnel without
undue loss of productivity.
It should be emphasized that this training course is
NOT intended to teach technical skills and graduates
will NOT be qualified to disarm, dismantle, or dispose of
incendiary or explosive devices. Bomb Technician skills
require an absolute minimum of 120 hours of instruction
and considerable additional practical experience. How-
ever, personnel who will ultimately be trained as Bomb
Technicians will benefit from this initial exposure to
protective skills.
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12/12 al sr~tij~~fit(~~ y rj equipment,
metal e,ec ors, exp cs;ve sni cogs, an prop e analysts of
aircraft highjackers (bombers).
Discussion of the state-of-the-art in physical security devices
and methods (protective/penetration) available for use in or around
structures. Remote TV surveillance, IR surveillance, sonic alarms,
capacitance change detectors, electric eye, pressure sensors,
guard force, lighting, structural design, furnishing design, access
and area control, utility area protection, X-ray inspection of con-
tainers and packages.
Overview of National Bomb Activity Presentation of back-
ground information on the current level of bombing activity in the
United States, to include percentage of increase of types of de-
vices, targets selected, indications of motivations behind bomb-
ings, seasonal trends, bombings by organizations and by
individuals.
Psychology of Bombing A discussion of several psychological
motivations for participation in bombing activities. minority group
problems and economic and political stresses. Analysis of how
bombings have'been used as a' psychological tactic by radical
groups to gain financial support and recruit new membership.
Who Are the Bombers? Identification of the three basic cate-
gories of bombers: experimenters, amateurs and professionals,
including an explanation of how they may be identified by the
level of bombing technology that they employ.
Born ping as a Revolutionary Tactic Discussion of the pattern
similarities and interrelationships among worldwide revolutionary
movements. Explanation of the common steps of the revolutionary
program of overthrow, support, action, kidnapping, assassination,
and terror.
Bombing Target Selection A discussion of the targets which
would have wide range disruptive effects on daily public activity
such as electrical power nets, natural gas and oil pipelines, rail
lines, communication networks, transportation facilities (docks,
airports, truck terminals), water supplies, and sabotage against
industrial and defense facilities.
A study of city/urban area targets including police stations, fire
departments, courts, public buildings, government, commercial
businesses, department stores and schools. Examples of how the
bombers plan, conduct a reconnaissance, and construct and de-
liver the bomb to the target. To include phone warnings and why
they are given and how, after a successful bombing, the phone
call becomes a terror weapon. Illustrations of entrapment bomb-
ing tactics as have been employed against law enforcement and
public safety personnel. Examples of saturation bombing of de-
partment stores using incendiary devices.
Ircid.nt Response A discussion of law enforcement and public
safety response in combating bomb threats and bombing inci-
dents. To include delineation of areas of responsibilities, risk
factors and training level requirements for functional assignments
within those areas.
Recognition of Incendiary Materials and Incendiary Devices
A presentation of 35 mm color slides supplemented with training
aids to introduce the student to the wide variety of incendiary
devices in use. Details of construction, materials employed, fuze
construction and use of the devices will be covered. Color slides
of functioning incendiary devices will be used to illustrate the
effects of the various devices. Typical packaging and employment
will be discussed as well as recovery of unburned incendiaries,
safety handling, transportation, storage and disposal of incendiary
devices. Evidence collection, packaging, marking, photograph-
ing and handling will be briefly covered.
Recognition of Explosives and Explosive Devices A presenta-
tion consisting of training aids and 35 mm color slides which serve
to introduce the students to the variety of materials used in con-
struction of explosive bombs, methods of bomb assembly, and
types of explosive bombs. Concealment and packaging methods
commonly employed. Displays of inert blasting caps, safety fuse,
detonating cords, boosters, primers and various types of dynamite
and military explosives will be made available for inspection.
Simulated samples of improvised or homemade explosives will
be made available. The effects of several different types and sizes
of bombs on various targets will be illustrated in the slide presen-
tation. Commonly encountered items of military ordnance will be
introduced and discussed.
Bomb Fuzing Familiarization Training aids and 35 mm slide
presentation will briefly expose the student to the wide variety of
possible fuzing methods available to the bomber. Emphasis will
be placed upon convincing the student that regardless of intelli-
gence, courage, and manual abilities, it is extremely dangerous to
touch or handle any bomb or incendiary device unless he is a
trained bomb disposal technician.
Bomb Scene Officer Responsibilities A discussion period
intended to clearly provide an understanding of what a Bomb
Scene Officer is qualified and not qualified to do in the face of a
bombing incident.
The Bomb Incident Plan This presentation will cover the forma-
tion of the bomb incident team or teams and will outline what is
required for its successful operation. The problems of control and
authority, manpower, communications, and mobility and the in-
direct and direct su ort of other agencies will be discussed
.
The Preventive Respor Ap vyle* -?k4losise 04/12/10~rfali> b 3 4a k~1f~kl i~e?. Formation
importance of hardening the target in order to make bombing of joint public safety (fire-police) bomb incident teams will be
actions difficult, impractical, and dangerous to the bomber. To discussed.
The Bomb Threat Problem The r
threats and the recommended han
be discussed. Telephone threat ct
lock-on and trace systems, record
upon receipt will be outlined.
Bomb Threat Evaluation. Reactic
What course of action may be foil
received. Evacuation, its advantage
evacuation, evaluated in terms of
Types f searching which may be it
threat, their advantages and limitat
various types of searches and asses
Search Procedures This present
the search teams, the functional
tailed search methods and technic
efficient search of buildings, basi
search team members and support
placed on 2-3 man search unit opr
plete instruction on single room set
gression methods. The interrelation;
search assignments to the seconda
discussed from the viewpoint of m
time, and fatigue.
The problems of search team
equipment supply will be discusse
and the need for mobility will be rev
encountered in searching of differs
explained and recommendations fc
ing of areas other than buildings,
areas, and vehicles will be introduc
and the detailed searching of an aui
explained. Action to be taken upor
picious item will be explained.
Damage Control Measures An r
nomena will serve to introduce the
may be taken to control damage at
of a bomb. Equipment now availat
junction with'damage control sect
control Measures, materials, comm
searching will be presented in conjc
Emergency Movement of Device
presentation dealing with those emc
be taken by the Bomb Scene Offic
technician support is immediately a
bomb or suspected device is urger
ures are inadequate. The specific rc
techniques will be illustrated and e
sonal danger to the Bomb Scene 0
factors will be discussed.
Reporting and Recording A disc
for and desirability of prompt, factual
proper authority. The benefits of accu
and incidents and actions taken to i