Hazardous Material Response
Mission
The Hazardous Material Response Unit (HMRU) responds to criminal acts and incidents
that involve hazardous materials (HAZMAT). The unit also develops technical
proficiency and
readiness
for crime
scene and
evidence-related operations in cases involving chemical, biological, and radiological
materials and wastes and trains U.S. and international law enforcement in
these skills. It also provides site safety oversight of FBI personnel operating
in other high hazard crime scenes, including collapsed structures
and confined spaces.
The Team
Special agents, physical security specialists (HAZMAT & Nuclear), chemists,
microbiologists, management and program analysts, and logistics management
specialist
The Work
- Assist FBI investigations by deploying
to hazardous crime scenes, including reports of ricin, anthrax,
and other biological and chemical attacks;
- Support other Divisions within
the FBI by providing assessments and 280 conference calls
of incidents involving HAZMAT;
- Provide response
readiness at special events, including the Republican and Democratic
National Conventions; Olympic Games; Presidential Debates; and
at each Super Bowl game;
- In coordination with the Defense
Threat Reduction Agency and the FBI's International Training
Unit, support the U.S. Government’s Counter-Proliferation
Program by providing training to law enforcement personnel in
former Soviet bloc countries. The training provided includes
instruction in HAZMAT operations, Incident Command, and Weapons
of Mass Destruction (WMD) Crime Scene Operations.
- Provide technical and scientific
response to FBI investigations involving HAZMAT, including WMD;
- Provide operational response
and scientific consultation for FBI Headquarters divisions,
training and equipping field Hazardous Materials Response Team
(HMRT)
personnel.
The HMRU provides support to National Security Special Events
and FBI special events, as well as site safety overviews at high
hazard FBI crime scenes; and
- Provide HAZMAT Operations, WMD
Crime Scene, HAZMAT Biology, HAZMAT Nuclear, and HAZMAT Chemistry
training to support HMRU and HMRT operations.
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