Bomb Threats

Question 1

Bomb Extortion

Answer 1

A demand for material value or services in which an explosive device is indicated as a means of perpetrating the extortion. This is a situation where the clear intent is robbery and not associated with a defined terrorist activity.

Question 2

Bomb Threat

Answer 2

The expression of an intention to detonate an explosive device.

Question 3

CBRNE

Answer 3

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and explosive incidents.

Question 4

Destructive Device

Answer 4

Any explosive, incendiary, overpressure device, all improvised explosive devices, military ordnance, and commercial explosive.

Question 5

Explosive Detector Dog

Answer 5

Trained to find the presence of explosive substances to include firearms and ammunition. The EDD can be used to search offices, casinos, vehicles, parking lots, aircraft, luggage, packages, schools, and locker rooms to detect such substances.

Question 6

Suspicious Item

Answer 6

Any items identified as potentially containing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive material that requires specialized equipment and training to further evaluate. Suspicious indicators are based upon the prevailing and or communicated threat, placement, and proximity of the items to people and valuable assets, and more tangible aspects including but not limited to; unexplained wires, or electronics, other visible IED components, unusual sounds, vapors, mists, powders, liquids and odors etc.

Summary: Any item that due to a proper threat assessment, is a possible danger to the people or property in the area.

Question 7

Unattended Item

Answer 7

Any item that does not outwardly present itself as suspicious or threatening in nature; cannot be associated with a communicated threat; is not positioned to avoid observation and or detection, where people congregate and critical assets are present. The owner may not be readily identified or located however there is usually a plausible explanation as to why the item was left unattended. Ex: briefcase left in men’s room.

Question 8

WMD

Answer 8

Any weapon, device, or destructive device, that is intended to create a great risk of death, or serious bodily injury, through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors; a biological agent, toxin, or vector, or radiation.

Question 9

25 ft & 100 ft searches

Answer 9

Done to protect first responders from any possible devices that may be placed to injure or kill them upon arrival. These searches should be conducted from low to high in a 360° manner around the Safe area.

When responding to a bomb threat, unattended item, or suspicious item, Officers should conduct 25 and 100 foot searches.

1. Upon arrival, Officers should do a visual search of 25 feet around their initial arrival location.
2. After the initial 25 foot search, 100 foot search should be conducted.
3. If a new location is established for a command post, the 25 and hundred foot searches will be conducted again the use of an EDD should be utilized if available.