BOMB TASK FORCE THE BOMB TASK FORCE WAS CREATED IN 1982,
The Bomb Task Force is currently made
a time when explosive and
Task Force assignment is a collateral
STRUCTURE OF THE TASK FORCE
up of 6 members, five of which are Sheriff’s Office deputies and one San Luis Obispo police officer. The Bomb duty, with each team member working
bomb-related incidents increased within the county. Local law enforcement agencies came to the consensus that each agency did not have the individual resources to support its own respective bomb squads. Therefore, the San Luis Obispo County Bomb Task Force was formed and the need for a specialized team with unique
various full-time positions with their respective agency. (FBI). The basic training for a bomb The Bomb Task Force is governed by a
technician is a six-week course at the
Board of Directors consisting of
FBI’s Hazardous Devices School,
members of the Criminal Justice
located at Redstone Arsenal Army
Administrators Association of San Luis
Base, in Huntsville, Alabama. Training is
Obispo County.
ongoing and the bomb technicians are
The Board of Directors are:
equipment and 24-hour response capabilities was realized. In 1982, the Bomb Task Force responded to calls for service. The
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The County Sheriff
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The Chiefs of Police of each
Bomb Task Force was operated under a coordinated team approach with a thorough commitment from all law enforcement agencies within San Luis
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TASK FORCE CAPABILITIES
municipal police agency within
The San Luis Obispo County Bomb
the county
Task Force is accredited by the FBI and
The Chief of Police, California State Polytechnic University
Obispo County. Funding resources for
Each team member is required to be a
equipment and training currently come
certified Hazardous Devices (Bomb)
from the Sheriff’s Office, city police
Technician, who has undergone a
agencies in San Luis Obispo County,
thorough background check conducted
and Cal Poly University Police.
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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required by the FBI to train a minimum of 288 hours per year.
is certified as a fully operational bomb squad. The Bomb Task Force is capable of safe rendering and disposing of improvised explosive devices, military ordnance, and commercially manufactured explosives. They can respond to all bomb- or explosive-related incidents
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
