Photograph
above: HDS/FBI trained bomb technician is wearing a bomb suit designed
for personal protective equipment
Photograph above: Members of the
Shreveport Fire Department’s Bomb Squad pose in front of the new Bomb
Squad Truck funded by a grant through Homeland Security. Back Row from
right to left: Fire Chief David Glass, Chief Randy Stephens-Bomb Squad
Commander, Investigator Chris Robinson, Investigator Rodney Murray,
Investigator Fred Sanders and Investigator Mike Hood. Front Row: Bomb
Robot (purchased by Homeland Security Funding), Chief Russell Moon and
K-9 Yukon (obtained through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms). Each member of the bomb squad must undergo extensive
training through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Hazardous
Devices School. The unit responds to bomb threats, suspicious packages
and hazardous devices throughout Shreveport and Caddo Parish.
Pictured above:
FBI/HDS trained Bomb technician operates computer equipment and the bomb
robot.