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IED Awareness Training 1

IED AWARENESS IED AWARENESS

for first responders

Presented By Gary Nel

Instructor Bio

• San Antonio Police Department
• IEDD/EOD Technician (British Army)
• 7 Tours in Iraq
• 2 Tours in Afghanistan
• 2 Tours in Afghanistan
• 2 Tours in Northern Ireland
• South African Police Department
• SWAT – unit commander

gary.nel@sanantonio.gov 210-279-5829

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Participants will be able to describe the current threat to first responders 2. Participants will be able to define IED 3 Participants will be able to identify the 3. Participants will be able to identify the most common parts of an Improvised Explosive Devices 4. Participants will be able to understand the power and destructive nature of explosives

UNIT ONE

DESCRIBE THE CURRENT THREAT TO FIRST RESPONDERS FROM IED’S

Are we at WAR?

The term “act of war” means any act occurring in the course of

• (A) declared war;
• (B) armed conflict, whether or not war has

( ) , been declared, between two or more nations;

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• (C) armed conflict between military forces of

any origin

(18 U.S. Code § 2331 – Definitions)

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Who do we face?

• Domestic / Foreign Terror groups
• Extremist Groups

– Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Th Bl k Rid Lib ti P t – The Black Rider Liberation Party – American Front – New Black Panther Party for Self Defense

• Anti Government Supporters
• Disillusioned / Mentally ill

Current events….

• U.S. Air Force Veteran Charged with

Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL Defendant a Former Avionics Specialist Defendant, a Former Avionics Specialist, Traveled from Egypt to Turkey in an Attempt to Cross the Border to Syria to Join ISIL

– U.S. Department of Justice March 17, 2015

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• Two Florida Brothers Plead Guilty to

Terrorism Violations and Assault on Two Deputy U.S. Marshals Younger Sibling Plotted to Attack New York City with a Weapon of Mass Destruction

– U.S. Department of Justice March 12, 2015

M R ibl f Pl i E l i

• Man Responsible for Placing Explosive-

Type Device at Colorado Springs Building Arrested

– U.S. Attorney’s Office February 20, 2015

Bomb squad called out to Port

• St. Lucie home

Man in custody after bomb making materials found

BY: Jon Shainman (mailto:jshainman@wptv.com) POSTED: 7:21 PM, Mar 11, 2015 UPDATED: 9:38 PM, Mar 11, 2015 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. UPDATE:

Port St. Lucie Police Special Investigation Detectives arrested 43 year old Bryan Jascon Spengler on 3 counts of making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing,

• r discharging any destructive device.

For second time this week, bomb squad removes ‘suspicious device’ from

Northwest Dallas home

Robert Wilonsky Published: March 7, 2015 7:27 pm

“We’re not disclosing a lot of detail at this ti thi i id t i t f i DFR time, as this incident is part of an ongoing DFR investigation,” stemming from the March 2 incident. But neighbors say both incidents involved the discovery of a jar of gasoline with a flare dropped inside, each attached to a mercury fulminate detonator.

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Police: Man outside Achieve Financial had 'device‘ strapped to his body; Incident linked to Bristol home invasion

Posted: Monday, February 23, 2015 9:57 am

Chief financial officer of the Achieve Financial Credit Union, was found in a car in the parking lot of the branch office on West Main Street in New Britain around 8:30 a.m. with a device that appeared to be a bomb strapped to him.

Suspect dead after standoff with police, Daniel Perry just released from Coos

County jail Monday before Tuesday morning Altercation. MARCH 17, 2015 2:30 PM • KURTIS HAIR, THE WORLD HAUSER A man is dead from an apparent suicide after a standoff with police on Tuesday. Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier said 46 year old Daniel Perry, of North Bend, died after he allegedly set off explosives in his vehicle.

Why the threats?

• Misguided Ideology
• Revenge
• Criminal episodes

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• Mental illness (PTSD)
• Sticking it to the man!!!!

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Is the threat real?

Fake Real

UNIT TWO DEFINING AN IED Definition of IED

I E Improvised Explosive D Device

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IMPROVISED

to make or create (something) by using (something) by using whatever is available

(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improvised)

EXPLOSIVE

able to cause an explosion : used for exploding something something

(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosive)

DEVICE

a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or serve a special purpose or perform a special function

http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/device

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UNIT THREE

IDENTIFY THE MOST COMMON PARTS OF AN IED

What Makes a IED?

• Power Source
• Trigger
• Detonator
• Main Charge
• Container (shrapnel)

Power Sources

Any source of power, strong enough to initiate the DETONATOR (blasting cap)

• Can be internal/external to device

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• Commonly used batteries :

– Motorcycle batteries – Cell Phone batteries – Remote controlled toy batteries

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Trigger’s

Used to initiate the explosive train

• Mechanical timers
• Chemical timers
• Remote control’s
• Cell phone triggers
• Passive infra red (PIR) sensors
• Pressure plates

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Detonator (blasting cap)

A small explosive to initiate a more stable larger explosive (Electric / Pyrotechnic)

• Military stock (foreign or domestic)
• Commercially acquired
• Can be homemade

Main Charge/Explosive

A component that uses chemical reactions to create a powerful outward pressure (shatter violently / burst apart)

• Can be military stock (foreign or domestic)
• Can be military stock (foreign or domestic)
• Can be commercially acquired
• Can be home made

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Container / Shrapnel

Container can be any holder to keep the separate parts in close proximity

• Metal containers

– Pipes p – Pressure cookers – Paint cans

• Wood boxes
• Plastic containers

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Container / Shrapnel

Shrapnel causes most significant penetration injuries during the detonation

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• Can be anything that is on hand

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– Bolts / Nuts – Stones – Ball bearings – Nails

• Can be the container itself!

UNIT FOUR

THE FUNCTIONING OF AN IED (working mechanism) Understanding the power of Understanding the power of explosives

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Let's look at how these parts work together:

The power source supplies electricity to the trigger and to the detonator. The trigger activates the detonator and initiates the explosion sequence initiates the explosion sequence. The detonator explodes, thereby providing energy for the main explosive. The main charge explodes, producing a high-pressure shock wave or blast wave, and may propel shrapnel. (BIG BANG)

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Summary

• IED’s are a real threat to LEO/First

Responders

• IED’s are easy to make and use
• You need to be vigilant!

Time to test your knowledge!!!

10 question test! 80 % required to pass