


Advanced Post Blast Investigation (Large Vehicle Bomb Post Blast).Hazardous Materials (Haz-Mat) for Bomb Technicians.Six-week FBI Hazardous Devices School (HDS), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.Training courses for Bomb Technicians include but are not limited to: The Bomb Squad accomplishes its mission through hundreds of hours of training, and the use of sophisticated equipment.

The Bomb Squad responds to 40-60 callouts per year. The Bomb Squad also provides in-service training for Deputy Sheriffs. Other duties include post-blast investigations, providing educational presentations for business and government, and the Kern Regional Training Academy. The Kern County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad is responsible for rendering safe suspected or actual explosive devices, and the safe disposal of deteriorated explosives, commercial explosives, homemade explosives, military ordnance, and improvised or illegal fireworks.
