Resources & References
You can learn more about this topic at the websites and publications listed below.
Resources
Overview of FBI Bomb Technician tools and techniques
Overview of FBI post-blast investigation training
Technical Working Group for Fire and Explosions (TWGFEX)
FBI Investigation of the bombing of Harvey’s Casino in Nevada
National Geographic Channel website about bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
References
A Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: June 2000.
“Official: Trap in Colorado suspect’s home had 30 homemade grenades, gasoline” CNN (accessed 8/20/13).
Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings, FEMA, 2003.
Thurman, James T., Practical Bomb Scene Investigation, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, 2011
Explosive Examiners Job Description, Technical Working Group for Fire and Explosions (accessed 8/1/13).
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the following for their invaluable contributions to this forensic guide:
Michael Thomas, Lieutenant Michigan State Police Bomb Squad (ret.)
Garry Ashton, Vice President of Training Operations, Training Team Solutions
W. Mark Whitworth Supervisory Special Agent, Explosives Unit Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation