HDS/FBI trained bomb technician is wearing a bomb suit designed for personal protective equipment

Photograph above left: Members of the Shreveport Fire Department’s Bomb Squad pose in front of the new Bomb Squad Truck funded by a grant through Homeland Security.  Back Row from right to left: Fire Chief David Glass, Chief Randy Stephens-Bomb Squad Commander, Investigator Chris Robinson, Investigator Rodney Murray, Investigator Fred Sanders and Investigator Mike Hood.  Front Row: Bomb Robot (purchased by Homeland Security Funding), Chief Russell Moon and K-9 Yukon (obtained through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms). 

Each member of the bomb squad must undergo extensive training through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Hazardous Devices School.  The unit responds to bomb threats, suspicious packages and hazardous devices throughout Shreveport  and Caddo Parish.