NCJ Number
113030
Journal
International Criminal Police Review Volume: 40 Issue: 390 Dated: (August/September 1985) Pages: 191-193
Date Published
1985
Length
4 pages
Annotation
Security management of bomb incidents requires an analysis of risk and contingency planning.
Abstract
Perimeter security measures to deny the bomber access should include design features (e.g., sloping window ledges, configuration of public spaces), fences, security lighting, and access control and surveillance. There must be a line of responsibility and an advance plan on how bomb threats will be managed. A control center or command post should be designated and management personnel should be designated with decisionmaking authority. In the event of a bomb threat, the police should be called, and any evidence should be collected and preserved. A checklist of questions should be prepared for dealing with telephone threats. Evacuation plans must be organized well in advance and should specify assembly points, search strategies, and temporary relocation points. Adequate protection for classified documents also must be considered. Equipment that can assist security personnel include a handheld mirror on a telescopic arm for conducting searches, bomb blast curtaining to contain splintered glass in the event of an explosion, and bomb suppression blankets to reduce the blast and spread of fragments from the blast. While bomb blankets can be employed against incendiary, fragmentation, and blast pressure bombs, they are most effective against the first and least effective against the last type of bomb.