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Today, Mayor Buddy Dyer and Fire Chief James
Reynolds will announce the National Re-accreditation of the
Orlando Fire Department’s Bomb Squad. The reaccreditation of the
squad is issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI)
Hazardous Device Operations Center and Bomb Data Center for
successful compliance to national standards regarding equipment,
standard operating procedures, and personnel.
The City of Orlando Fire Department’s Bomb
Squad is one of only 40 Fire Department Bomb Squads. The rest of
430 squads are law enforcement bomb squads there are a total of
35 nationally accredited public safety bomb squads in the State
of Florida.
Orlando’s squad currently has 8
nationally-certified bomb technicians on board and all have
received their basic training at the FBI's Hazardous Devices
School. There are currently 2986 active bomb technicians in the
U.S. assigned to Public service Bomb Squads.
The accreditation is in accordance with protocols
set by the National Bomb Squad Commanders' Advisory Board and is
administered by the FBI and is valid for a period of 5 years.
The City of Orlando’s Bomb Squad Technicians are required to
recertify as bomb technicians every three years.
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