The Albuquerque Police Department’s Bomb Squad also works with the police department’s S.W.A.T team, which keeps the team busy year round.
In 2008, the squad had 250 callouts total, 100 of which were S.W.A.T related and 150 that were considered bomb callouts. At times, the team gets more than one call in a day. In February, the squad received three related bomb callouts within hours of each other.
The Squad also works with Sandia National Labs to perform research and development for the Lab’s robots that serve as investigative bomb equipment. The robots allow squad members to survey and manipulate potential explosive devices without putting themselves in extreme danger.
Potential explosive devices should be reported and are not to be underestimated. To learn more about what Albuquerque officials are doing to plan in case of a serious bomb threat.
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