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For Immediate Release
November
19, 2001
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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Plans
Announced to Construct a Hazardous Devices School
The
FBI and the U.S. Army today announced plans to begin construction
of a new world-class Hazardous Devices School (HDS) facility
at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. HDS provides the
Basic and Recertification training for all of the approximately
2,300 public safety bomb technicians in the United States
and certifies them to work as bomb technicians. HDS also
provides speciality courses for bomb squad personnel, including
a Robot Course. The current school, which has been at Redstone
Arsenal since 1971, is funded and administered by the FBI
and is operated by the US Army Ordnance Missile & Munitions
Center and School.
This
construction project is being funded by the FBI, and will
be managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
It will include four administrative and classroom buildings
containing nearly 64,000 square feet, along with 14 practical
exercise training villages. The new construction will be
situated near the existing HDS range on 295 additional acres
that have recently been designated for this project. Completion
of the project is anticipated within two years.
The
new construction will allow HDS to better meet the needs
of the 421 accredited public safety bomb squads in the US
The facility, designed by the Mason & Hanger architectural
firm, is specifically planned to accommodate training on
state-of-the-art tools i.e.- robots, available to bomb squads
today.
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