A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation
A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation
8 Training For each of the procedures presented in this Guide, training criteria will be developed and approved by NCFS’s Technical Working Group on Fire and Explosions. These criteria will provide individuals and educational organizations with an additional resource for providing comprehensive instruction to public safety personnel. A current listing of institutions that can provide training in the area of explosion/bombing investigation can be obtained from NCFS (see appendix D). Authorization Federal, State, and local statutory authority in explosion and bombing cases is enforced by the agencies responsible for the specific incident and varies greatly depending on the specific location and nature of the incident. Note 1. Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator, Research Report, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, December 1997, NCJ 167568.
A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation Section A Section B Section C Section D Section E Section F Procuring Equipment and Tools Prioritizing Initial Response Efforts Evaluating the Scene Documenting the Scene Processing Evidence at the Scene Completing and Recording the Scene Investigation 9
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8<br />
Training<br />
For each of the procedures presented in this <strong>Guide</strong>, training criteria will<br />
be developed <strong>and</strong> approved by NCFS’s Technical Working Group on Fire<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Explosion</strong>s. These criteria will provide individuals <strong>and</strong> educational<br />
organizations with an additional resource <strong>for</strong> providing comprehensive<br />
instruction to public safety personnel. A current listing of institutions<br />
that can provide training in the area of explosion/bombing investigation<br />
can be obtained from NCFS (see appendix D).<br />
Authorization<br />
Federal, State, <strong>and</strong> local statutory authority in explosion <strong>and</strong> bombing<br />
cases is en<strong>for</strong>ced by the agencies responsible <strong>for</strong> the specific incident<br />
<strong>and</strong> varies greatly depending on the specific location <strong>and</strong> nature of the<br />
incident.<br />
Note<br />
1. Death <strong>Investigation</strong>: A <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> the <strong>Scene</strong> Investigator, Research<br />
Report, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute<br />
of Justice, December 1997, NCJ 167568.
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