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Special Units
ATF Works with Kentucky Bomb Squads to Investigate Explosives Incidents
In Louisville, Ky., members of the Kentucky Explosives Incident Response Task Force (KEIRTF) were federally deputized. The deputization of state and local officers who are members of the task force allows them to assist ATF in explosives-related incidents which may occur outside their normal areas of jurisdiction.
October 19, 2005
Special Units
Fighters Scrambled After Airline Bathroom Incidents
The "suspicious" activity of passengers on two Sunday flights heading to D.C. and Detroit brought bomb squads, police response, and the scrambling of fighter jets on the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
September 11, 2011
Patrol
Waterwall Blast Suppression
Cintec North America
Ideally suited for first-response personnel, regional bomb squads, and specialist emergency crews, Cintec North America's Waterwall System is a series of water inflated, rapidly deployable blast suppression devices.
July 30, 2014
Special Units
Viking ST SCBA System
Avon Protection Systems
The stealth ISI Viking ST SCBA system was designed by law enforcers for tactical officers, SWAT teams, correctional officers, and bomb squads dealing with high-risk situations. The Viking ST SCBA has critical, timesaving features, like the AirSwitch, built-in hands-free two-way radio communications and amplifier.
March 31, 2008
Technology
Walnut Creek PD Buys Generation IV Talon EOD/CBRNE Robot
QinetiQ North Americaâs Technology Solutions Group has announced that the Walnut Creek (Calif.) Police Department has purchased and taken delivery of a new Generation IV Talon EOD/CBRNE robot. Walnut Creekâs Talon is specially equipped for scenarios frequently encountered by police Bomb Squads as well as being able to respond to scenes that may involve other types of hazardous material or devices.
July 1, 2009
Patrol
Serial Flashlight Bomber Strikes Phoenix Area
Federal authorities have offered a $10,000 reward for help solving three explosions involving homemade flashlight bombs that injured five people.
June 10, 2012
Special Units
Report: LAPD Overloaded Bomb Containment Vessel Before Explosion That Injured Officers and Residents
The explosion ripped through the vessel, launching large chunks of metal hundreds of feet away. At least 17 people, including officers at the scene, were injured. Dozens of buildings were damaged, leaving numerous residents homeless months later.
September 15, 2021
Technology
Boston Officials Livid Over Ad Stunt
Boston officials, livid about a publicity campaign that had disrupted the city by stirring fears of terrorism, vowed to prosecute those responsible and seek restitution.
January 31, 2007
Vehicle Ops
Vehicle Equipment Storage
Extendo Bed
Extendo Bed is a rollerized cargo platform that allows equipment to be suspended from the rear of vehicles for easy access. Rolling on steel bearings, the heavy-duty assembly provides 1,200- to 1,800-pound capacity at over 100-percent extension of the cargo bed with lock positions every 12 inches and easy one-hand operation.
April 30, 2007
Training
"New Foam Defeats Biological Weapons"
June 30, 2000
Special Units
Barricaded Charleston Police Officer Ended Own Life
Authorities say a City of Charleston, S.C., police officer who was barricaded inside a home in West Ashley ended his own life on Thursday.
April 9, 2015
Special Units
SHOT Show 2017: Med-Eng Introduces New âAvengerâ Robot to Help Bomb Technicians Defeat Terrorist Threats
Med-Eng announced the launch of the Avenger Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) bomb disposal and tactical robot at the 2017 SHOT Show.
January 18, 2017
Patrol
FEMA: Hash Oil Extraction Causing Explosions
Last week FEMA issued an alert stating that some explosions in residences and hotels have possibly been caused by a process using butane to extract and concentrate compounds from marijuana.
February 26, 2013
Training
How to Become a Bomb Tech
There are many more officers who want to wear the fabled bomb tech symbol of laurel leaves, electric bolts, and an aerial known as the "crab" than there are positions available.
September 4, 2015
Patrol
Video: 'World's Wildest Police Videos' Returns
New episodes of the police reality series "World's Wildest Police Videos" will begin airing on Spike TV on May 7 as it returns to prime time for the first time in more than a decade.
May 1, 2012
Patrol
Car Bombings
There is one weapon of mass destruction that we are certain the terrorists possess and have the know-how to use. They use it every day in Iraq. They've used it frequently in Afghanistan. This weapon is the vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), commonly known as the "car bomb."
August 31, 2007
Special Units
10 LAPD Officers, ATF Agent and 6 Others Injured in Controlled Detonation Failure
The blast came around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday outside of a home where police had spent the day seizing a large cache of fireworks. They also came across about 40 homemade âcoke can-sizedâ devices with powder and fuses on them, and 200 smaller similar devices. The bomb squad determined them to be âvery volatile.â
July 1, 2021
Special Units
How to Become a Bomb Tech
Much is known about many of law enforcementâs special teams: dive team, air watch, SWAT. In contrast, the hazardous devices team of your department (if you have one) is one that has intentionally kept itself out of the limelight, for good reason.
April 30, 2006
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