Training Program Promotes Improvised Explosive Familiarization Initiative

On July 16, 2009, the Detroit Division of the FBI will present an improvised explosive demonstration at the Operating Engineers Training Center located at 275 East Highland Road, Howell, MI. This demonstration is part of the three-day National Improvised Explosive Familiarization (NIEFF) training course being held in the Detroit Division.

The NIEF initiative supports the FBI’s top priority to protect the United States from terrorist attacks by training our bomb technicians, investigators, and law enforcement partners in regard to the emerging improvised explosive threat. The NIEF initiative is a partnership between the FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, FBI Laboratory and the FBI Critical Incident Response Group, along with the 56 FBI Field Offices and the more than 100 Joint Terrorism Task Forces based out of those FBI field offices.

“The FBI remains fully committed to sharing knowledge with our partners about the threat of improvised explosives in the fight against potential terrorist attacks,” said Dr. Vahid Majidi, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate. “The opportunity to exchange information and raise awareness among the general public is also a key goal as continue this vital outreach effort.”

Participants in the three day NIEF training receive in-depth instruction and course materials in accordance with respective roles, responsibilities, and technical certifications. The goal of this training is to enhance awareness and outreach programs to first responders and to inform private sector partners of the threat posed by improvised explosive in the hands of terrorist or experimenters.

Attendees to the explosive demonstration will witness a dozen examples of improvised explosive and incendiary that have been used by terrorists around the world. There will also be subject matter experts on hand to discuss the threat posed by readily available chemical precursors of these mixtures.

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