Appendix E

Personnel Resources for the Bomb Scene Investigation

Team Leader
Assume control and ensure safety of personnel and security of the scene. Conduct an initial walk-through, with a bomb technician for the purpose of making a preliminary survey and assessment, evaluate potential evidence, prepare a narrative description of the scene, and determine search patterns to be used. Designate crime-scene command post and establish or evaluate perimeters. Determine level of investigative response required and make team assignments. Ensure sufcient supplies and equipment are available for personnel. Ensure exchange of information between scene personnel and eld investigators. Control access to the inner perimeter and ensure that everyone is logged into the scene. Continually reevaluate the efciency of the search. Depending on the magnitude of the scene, designate personnel to conduct interviews of witnesses at the scene. Ensure that all evidence is properly collected, documented, preserved, and inventoried. Release the scene after the nal survey and inventory of the evidence is completed.

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Practical Bomb Scene Investigation

Coordinate with overall command post and other law enforcement agencies and ensure a cooperative spirit is maintained.

Photographer and Photographic Log Recorder

Photograph entire area before the scene investigation begins. Photograph victims, crowd, and vehicles. Photograph entire scene with overall, medium, and close-up coverage, using measurement scale when appropriate. Photograph major evidence items before they are moved; coordinate with sketch preparer, evidence recorder, and recovery personnel. Photograph all latent ngerprint and other impression evidence before lifting and casting is accomplished. Obtain or photograph blueprints, maps, and previous photographs of the scene before the incident, as required. Prepare photographic log and photographic sketch.

Sketch Preparer
Diagram immediate area of the scene and orient sketch north. Set forth on sketch major items of evidence, if any, and coordinate evidence numbers with evidence recorder and recovery personnel. Indicate adjacent buildings, rooms, apartments, and furniture as needed. In cooperation with team leader and evidence searchers, designate, label, and provide nomenclature of areas to be searched. Obtain appropriate assistance for taking measurements. From sketch made at scene, prepare nished sketch following completion of scene investigation.

Evidence Recorder/Custodian
Prepare evidence recovery log. Receive and record all evidence. Prepare and maintain chain of custody. Coordinate numbering and designate areas to be searched with sketch preparer. Coordinate evidence collection with sketch preparer, photographer, and other forensic specialists.

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Maintain custody and control of evidence. Keep team leader and evidence searchers advised of the progress of evidence collection and recovery of signicant items. Coordinate transmittal of evidence to evidence storage location, to the investigator responsible for the overall investigation, and/or to the crime laboratory, according to agency guidelines as appropriate.

Evidence Recovery Personnel

Locate items of possible evidence. Have signicant items of evidence photographed before being collected. Keep team leader apprised of signicant items of evidence when found. Document the collection of evidence found by initialing the evidence container and turn it over to evidence custodian. Coordinate evidence collection location with evidence recorder and sketch preparer. Ensure that established safety measures are followed with regard to personnel protective clothing/equipment.

Bomb Technician
Assist in the initial walk-through for the overall assessment of the scene. Assist in determining the seat of the explosion. Provide a security assessment of the scene for secondary devices, unconsumed explosives, and other hazardous materials. Assist in determining the type of explosion and whether it was accidental or criminal in nature. Provide a technical evaluation of recovered evidence.

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