Bomb Technician Certification

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The Department of Safety and Homeland Security is requesting approval for out of state training in Huntsville, Alabama. Sergeant Michael Cummins has been requested to attend the FBI Hazardous Devices School Recertification Course at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Sergeant Cummins is requesting to utilize his unmarked state issued vehicle for traveling to and from the location to this training, allowing Sergeant Cummins to utilize his vehicle to transport the necessary equipment for training and for transportation through the training. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fully funds the one (1) week course at the Hazardous Devices School. The Bomb Technician Recertification course is offered to Basic Bomb Technician Certification graduates whose certification …show more content…

An IED that is rendered safe has been separated into its subcomponents, analyzed by the bomb technician to ensure the threat from the IED has been mitigated, and disassembled to the point that it is no longer an IED. Hazardous material (HAZMAT) may be rendered safe by a disposal operation, which may include destruction or burning. There are many individual tasks within a bomb technician’s chosen course of action but they will differ significantly for each IED encountered or with each disposal operation conducted. Therefore, Render Safe Procedures (RSP) is a term specific to the bomb community and does not refer to any specific delineated procedural step. An appropriate RSP is one in which the bomb technician accomplishes the above actions in a way that results in a safe and successful execution. The goal of this course is to recertify PSBTs and SABTs by testing their proficiency on basic bomb technician knowledge and skills. During the course, we will also furnish

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