SOP: Bomb Squad Response

Question 1

what is any package or object determined by the bomb squad to be a hazardous device or having the potential of being a hazardous device?

Answer 1

confirmed device

Question 2

the evacuation perimeter will be established by who?

Answer 2

AHJ

Question 3

minimum radius around the suspicious object?

Answer 3

300 feet

Question 4

if the location is such that a larger area can be established, how far should the evacuees be?

Answer 4

1000 feet

Question 5

if a device is in a high rise, what floors should be evacuated?

Answer 5

2 above and below

Question 6

what is a forward location selected by the bomb squad?

Answer 6

control point

Question 7

what is deemed by the bomb squad as an area to be suitable as a base for hazardous operations?

Answer 7

control point

Question 8

only bomb squad or those requested by the bomb squad shall be in what location?

Answer 8

control point

Question 9

the area between the control point and the suspicious item is defined as what?

Answer 9

bomb squad operational perimeter

Question 10

FD activities at bomb squad responses are normally of a ______ nature.

Answer 10

standby

Question 11

when the bomb squad is operating on a scene, what FD apparatus will be staged?

Answer 11

engine, rescue

Question 12

doubling the distance does what to the blast pressure?

Answer 12

decreases it by 8

Question 13

how will units respond to a bomb response?

Answer 13

code 1

Question 14

if no perimeter is set up, how far away should units stage?

Answer 14

300 feet

Question 15

what level of response will be dispatched to reported bomb detonations?

Answer 15

full structure assignment

Question 16

radios should not be transmitted within what distance of the blast area?

Answer 16

300 feet

Question 17

a staging area for helicopters should be a minimum of how far away?

Answer 17

1200 feet

Question 18

if explosives are involved in a fire, what should be done with the fire?

Answer 18

dont fight it

Question 19

what streams are preferable on a bomb scene?

Answer 19

fog streams

Question 20

routine operations inside the scene after a detonation should be delayed for how long?

Answer 20

1 hour