Bomb Incident Plan

When a written threat is received, save all materials, including any envelope or container. Once the message is recognized as a bomb threat, further unnecessary handling should be avoided. Every possible effort must be made to retain evidence such as fingerprints, handwriting or typewriting, paper and postal marks. These will prove essential in tracing the threat and identifying the writer.

While written messages are usually associated with generalized threats and extortion attempts, a written warning of a specific device may occasionally be received. It should never be ignored.

Bomb Incident Plan
1 - Designate a chain of command.
2. Establish a command center.
3. Decide what primary and alternate communications will be used.
4. Establish

Designate a primary location and an alternate location.
2. Assign personnel and designate decision making authority.
3. Establish a method for tracking search teams.
4. Maintain a list of likely target areas.
5. Maintain a blueprint of floor diagrams in the center.
6. Establish primary and secondary methods of communication. (Caution-the use of two-way radios during a search can cause premature detonation of an electric blasting cap.)
7. Formulate a plan for establishing a command center, if a threat is received after normal work hours.
8. Maintain a roster of all necessary telephone numbers

How to process evidence at the scene
The lead investigator must assemble an evidence processing team to collect and process evidence found at the scene.

Assemble the evidence processing team. The lead investigator should organize an effective evidence processing team that includes the following experts:
Bomb disposal technician.
Evidence custodian.
Forensic specialist.
Logistics specialist.
Medical examiner.
Photographer (still, digital, video, etc.).
Procurement specialist.
Safety specialist (structural engineer, etc.).
Searchers/collectors.
Sketch

Documenting blast effects (e.g., structural damage, bent signs, thermal effects and fragmentation).
Examining the crater, vehicles, structures, etc.
Documenting the victim location(s) before and after the explosion.
Ensuring that victims are examined for bomb component fragments. Autopsies should include full-body x-rays.
Collect evidence, including:
Suspected bomb components and fragments, including those recovered from victims.
Suspected materials used to construct and transport the explosive device(s) (e.g., tape, batteries, manuals, vehicles).
Crater material.
Residues and other trace evidence (using swabbing techniques).
Additional items of evidence (e.g., blood, hair, fiber, fingerprints, tire tracks, weapons, documents and, tools).
Comparison samples of indigenous materials.
Make sure evidence is:
Photographed.
Packaged and preserved in containers.
Labeled (e.g., date, collector 's initials, item number and location).
Recorded in the evidence recovery log.
Secured in the designated storage location.
Label, transport and store evidence by:
Placing evidence from different locations or searches in separate external containers.
Labeling evidence for storage and shipment, and identifying