Dangers from unconventional fire or explosive devices (IED) or Improved Explosive Devices (IED)

Tactical self-protection for emergency services against IEDs or IEDs

Emergency forces, including those from the non-police and non-military sectors, are increasingly dealing with dangers posed by unconventional fire or explosive devices (IEDs) or improved explosive devices (IEDs).

How can the emergency services protect themselves directly against this? What measures must be carried out when you first arrive at the scene? What related tasks does an operations or section leader have and what do a platoon, group or squad leader have? How do you protect deployed forces from a so-called Second hit?

Offers from the TCRH Mosbach

The TCRH provides

• Raising awareness
• tactical self-protection
• detection
• Delaboration

Various education and training offers are available for such/such hazards (selection):

• Tactical self-protection
• Training of detection dogs
• Tactical medicine
• etc.

There are various training objects and scenarios available for this purpose, such as:

• Building 3
• Building 4
• Building 5 with scenario rooms
• Tram (blown up)
• Special training facility K9

as well as various Training materials and backdrops is available for storage, management and analysis.

Target groups

These courses are reserved for authorities and organizations with security tasks (BOS organizations). This must be distinguished from training courses that require special safety classifications or approvals.

Further information

• wikipedia: “Unconventional explosive and incendiary device”, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unkonventionelle_Spreng-_und_Brandvorrichtung
• Federal Research Ministry: “3C Unconventional explosive and incendiary devices – detect, clarify, defuse”, https://www.sifo.de/de/3c-unkonventionelle-spreng-und-brandvorrichtungen—erkennen-aufklaeren-entschaerfen-2305.html
  
• Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office, Dr. Axel Knödler: “Dangers from IEDs: Tasks, activities and challenges of the defusers”, https://www.sifo.de/files/3C_Knoedler_Gefahren-durch-USBV_IF18.pdf

• “PERSPECTIVE – Detection of various unconventional explosive and incendiary devices (IEDs) using intelligent analytical sensors,” https://www.sifo.de/files/3C_Moser_DURCHBLICK_IF18.PDF
  
• University of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Prof. “Detection of explosives – making invisible dangers visible”, https://www.sifo.de/files/3C_Holl_LAGEF_IF18.pdf

• Dr. Ing. Timo Kasper: “Function and safety of radio systems in theory and practice: Investigation of new approaches to the wireless defusing of unconventional explosives and incendiary devices,” https://www.sifo.de/files/3C_Kasper_DEFUSE_IF18.pdf
  
• Bavarian State Fire Brigade Association: “Action concept for dealing with life-threatening operational situations
• through non-police security,” https://www.lfv-bayern.de/media/filer_public/2e/29/2e29d267-3920-4ad6-a1e8-cc84bd8d3324/r_handlungskonzeption_lbel.pdf

Press articles

• Home cleared with booby traps, http://feuerwehr-dietenheim.de/berichte/wohnhaus-mit-sprengfallen-ger%C3%A4umt
• Saarbrücker Zeitung: “Boy traps in the Palatinate – investigators provide information about the background”, https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/ Sprengfallen-in-der-pfalz-ermittler-informieren-ueber-hintergruende_aid-37467981
• insuedthueringen.de: “Dead gardener suspected of murder – police are looking for explosives”, https://www.insuedthueringen.de/deutschlandwelt/brennpunkte/Toter-Gaertner-unter-Mordverdacht-Polizei-sucht-Sprengstoff;art2801,6603560
• t-online.de: “Attack in Mali: Bundeswehr soldiers drive into a booby trap,” https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/id_87411224/anschlag-in-mali-deutsche-bundeswehrsoldaten-fahren-in-eine-sprengfalle.html