ATF
Only Used In Suspected Arson Cases
Part Of ATF's National Response
Team
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More ATF
This Stinks Of Arson
They Got There Fast
Did Israel Fly In
Representatives?
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ATF Has Agents In Place In Charleston
Rain hindered an investigation of the fire's cause
by the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A
spokesman said the ATF investigators would wait until dry weather
permitted operation of a crane to remove the collapsed roof and
rendered the site stable enough for agents to enter and gather
evidence.
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Zionists Are All Concerned
Rudy Giuliani, Governor Huckerbie, and Chertoff all paid their
respects. President Bush made a telecast.
The last thing anyone wants is a horrific and historic event,
blamed on arson.
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ATF Says "Stay Calm"
The investigation into the deadly fire is just beginning. Agents
say everything is on the table but they are far from concluding what
exactly happened.
Investigators say they have done very little as far as searching
inside the ruins of this deadly furniture store fire.
Dozens of federal, state and local fire investigators are already
at the scene yet they are insistent that it is way too early for
conclusions
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National Response Team
In 1978, ATF developed a national response capability to assist Federal,
State, and local investigators in meeting the challenges faced at the
scenes of significant arson and explosives
incidents. This capability, the National Response Team (NRT), consists of
four teams organized geographically to cover the United States. Each team
can respond within 24 hours to assist State and local law enforcement/fire
service personnel in onsite investigations. Although the NRT has
been used predominately to assist in the investigation of suspicious
commercial fires, it has also been activated to the
scenes of criminal bombings as well as explosions at explosives and
ammunition manufacturing plants, legal fireworks factories, and illegal
explosive device manufacturing operations.
During 1995, the National Response Team was activated 21 times to 19
incidents. There were 18 responses to fires and three responses to the
Oklahoma City bombing.
These incidents involved the loss of 173 lives, injuries to 544
individuals, and $220.3 million in property damage. An ATF trained
accelerant detecting canine was utilized on eight responses.
Since its inception, the NRT has been mobilized 340 times.
These incidents involved the loss of 439 lives, injuries to 2,342
individuals, and over $4.3 billion in property damages.
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The teams are each composed of veteran special agents having
postblast and fire origin-and-cause expertise;
forensic chemists; explosives enforcement officers; fire protection
engineer; accelerant detection canines; explosives detection canine;
intelligence support and audit support. The teams work alongside State and
local officers in reconstructing the scene, identifying the seat of the
blast or origin of the fire, conducting interviews, and sifting through
debris to obtain evidence related to the bombing/arson. Further
complementing the team's efforts are technical, legal, and intelligence
advisors. Moreover, a fleet of fully equipped response vehicles
strategically located throughout the United States is available to provide
logistical support.
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