Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security

Bomb Squads

Bomb squad in gear and truck Bomb Robot

Oklahoma has seven FBI Certified Bomb Squads. These seven squads are placed in nine locations. Each bomb squad has received a standardized bomb response robot and other equipment to ensure they have the latest state of the art equipment.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol Bomb Squad has statewide jurisdiction and assists communities not already covered by a local jurisdiction. Team members will assist other bomb squads as requested. The bomb squads facilitate the capabilities of the Regional Response System to coordinate a response anywhere in the state of Oklahoma.

Capabilities

Explosive detection, including X-Ray, chemical analyses, manual and K-9 search and recovery
Commercial and military explosive recovery
Disposal of explosives
Pre and post blast evidence recovery
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) mitigation and render safe practices
CBRNE detection
Emergency decontamination
Crime scene
Liaison with federal agencies (FBI, ATF, Military)
Underwater explosive recovery

Oklahoma Bomb Squad Locations

Edmond (Region 8)

Midwest City (Region 8)

Norman (Region 6)

Oklahoma City (Region 8)

Oklahoma County (Region 8)

Oklahoma Highway Patrol-Oklahoma City (Region 8)

Oklahoma Highway Patrol-Tulsa (Region 7)

Oklahoma Highway Patrol-Durant (Region 5)

Bomb Squad Training

All Bomb Squad teams are FBI Certified Bomb Squads

All team members of bomb squads are IFSAC certified to NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Technician Level.

Last Updated September 2010