Explosives Recognition and Response

Law Enforcement Contact Hours: 6 Hours

Audience: Law Enforcement Officers with a particular focus for Patrol Officers and the initial responding                    investigators

Location: Baldwin County APOST LETA
                 15950 Mosely Road
                 Stapleton, Alabama 36578

Description: Law enforcement is continually called upon to perform varied tasks, some of which most of us are not trained or equipped to handle. With the current state of affairs in the world, we never know what we will be called upon to respond to next. A basic knowledge of how to identify homemade explosives and how they work is essential in this environment, as, well as conducting a case study on some of the things that other agencies have already encountered.

Goals: Participants will be able to identify basic homemade explosives; possible triggering mechanisms; and have the required knowledge to safely respond to a bombing situation.

Objectives: After this block of instruction, the participant will be able to:

1. Enter a scene with a variety of chemicals with the ability to perform a basic identification of a homemade       explosives' laboratory.
2. Recognize the difference between an HME laboratory and a Methamphetamine laboratory.
3. Understand how chemicals react with each other, thus allowing a safer response
4. Discuss differences in deflagration and detonation.
5. Discuss a case study on Texas City, TX and West TX explosions.
6. Discuss the differences in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Explosives and their effects.
7. How to respond to a bombing scene.
8. Discuss two case studies on bomb responses, including equipment and personnel needed, as well as the time          involved in a bombing scene investigation.

Instructor: Lt. Scott Heath, (Retired)

Scott retired as a Lieutenant from the Dothan AL Police Department after serving for 30 years in a variety of positions including canine handler/trainer, motor officer/instructor, training division, bomb technician/bomb squad commander, EMA liaison, honor guard commander, APOSTC instructor, records division commander and various other positions. He worked for the Ozark Police Department for three years before moving to the Dothan Police Department. For the last two years, Scott has served as a police officer at the Dothan Regional Airport.

Sponsors: This seminar is sponsored by AUM's Alabama Crime Prevention Clearinghouse & Training Institute, the Institute for Criminal Justice Education, Inc., U.S. Attorney's Office, MDA, and ADECA Law Enforcement Planning/Traffic Safety Division. This training is partially funded by an ADECA Law Enforcement Planning subgrant #24-DJ-02-97 awarded to AUM and its Alabama Crime Prevention Clearinghouse.

Cancellation Policy

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No Shows: Most of our classes have waiting lists and we need to know ASAP if you are not able to attend. We are tracking all no shows (people who do not attend class and don’t notify us prior to the start of class).

Fee Breakdown

Category	Description	Amount
Course Fee (Basic)	None entered	$ 0.00