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6-509-1207

Name

Bomb Technician

Status

Published

Version

1.3

Updated

11/14/2019 10:32:26 AM

Original Release

05/09/2017

Last Major Release

11/14/2019

NQS Position

Resource Category

Law Enforcement Operations

Primary Core Capability

Interdiction and Disruption

Secondary Core Capability

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Bomb Technician responds to incidents involving explosives and renders explosive devices safe

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

Bomb Response Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	A Bomb Technician: 1. Investigates, renders safe, and disposes of suspected hazardous devices, explosives, explosive materials (as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives currently defines), pyrotechnics, and ammunition 2. Coordinates investigations with local, state, and federal partners 3. Performs diagnostics and renders safe procedures in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) events 4. Conducts bomb crime scene investigations 5. Collects and preserves evidence 6. Provides technical support to special operations, dignitary protection, and special events

Type 1

A Bomb Technician: 1. Investigates, renders safe, and disposes of suspected hazardous devices, explosives, explosive materials (as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives currently defines), pyrotechnics, and ammunition 2. Coordinates investigations with local, state, and federal partners 3. Performs diagnostics and renders safe procedures in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) events 4. Conducts bomb crime scene investigations 5. Collects and preserves evidence 6. Provides technical support to special operations, dignitary protection, and special events

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Training

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Completion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hazardous Devices School (HDS)

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Physical/Medical Fitness

NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS) defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NIMS positions.

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Arduous 2. Meets the criteria as set forth in the National Guidelines for Bomb Technicians, Physical Health Standards, Section 4.5

Currency

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Current FBI HDS Bomb Technician Certification 2. FBI HDS Re-Certification training per the National Guidelines for Bomb Technicians

Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Current FBI HDS Bomb Technician Certification

Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
Discuss logistics for this position such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals prior to deployment.

1045

Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 508-6: Bomb Response Team
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System, November 2017
FEMA, National Response Framework, June 2016
U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Critical Incidence Response Group, National Guidelines for Bomb Technicians, March 2014
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Enforcement Programs and Services, ATF Federal Explosives Law and Regulations, 2012