ATF Only Used In Suspected Arson Cases

Part Of ATF's National Response Team

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This Stinks Of Arson

They Got There Fast

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ATF Has Agents In Place In Charleston

Rain hindered an investigation of the fire's cause by the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A spokesman said the ATF investigators would wait until dry weather permitted operation of a crane to remove the collapsed roof and rendered the site stable enough for agents to enter and gather evidence.

Zionists Are All Concerned

Rudy Giuliani, Governor Huckerbie, and Chertoff all paid their respects. President Bush made a telecast.

The last thing anyone wants is a horrific and historic event, blamed on arson.

ATF Says "Stay Calm"

The investigation into the deadly fire is just beginning. Agents say everything is on the table but they are far from concluding what exactly happened.

Investigators say they have done very little as far as searching inside the ruins of this deadly furniture store fire.

Dozens of federal, state and local fire investigators are already at the scene yet they are insistent that it is way too early for conclusions

ATF Supervisor From Jewish Abortion Bombings

This is the guy from the Eric Rudolph scam, and he is telling everyone "Don't use the word arson"

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National Response Team
In 1978, ATF developed a national response capability to assist Federal, State, and local investigators in meeting the challenges faced at the scenes of significant arson and explosives incidents. This capability, the National Response Team (NRT), consists of four teams organized geographically to cover the United States. Each team can respond within 24 hours to assist State and local law enforcement/fire service personnel in onsite investigations. Although the NRT has been used predominately to assist in the investigation of suspicious commercial fires, it has also been activated to the scenes of criminal bombings as well as explosions at explosives and ammunition manufacturing plants, legal fireworks factories, and illegal explosive device manufacturing operations.

During 1995, the National Response Team was activated 21 times to 19 incidents. There were 18 responses to fires and three responses to the Oklahoma City bombing.

These incidents involved the loss of 173 lives, injuries to 544 individuals, and $220.3 million in property damage. An ATF trained accelerant detecting canine was utilized on eight responses.

Since its inception, the NRT has been mobilized 340 times. These incidents involved the loss of 439 lives, injuries to 2,342 individuals, and over $4.3 billion in property damages.

The teams are each composed of veteran special agents having postblast and fire origin-and-cause expertise; forensic chemists; explosives enforcement officers; fire protection engineer; accelerant detection canines; explosives detection canine; intelligence support and audit support. The teams work alongside State and local officers in reconstructing the scene, identifying the seat of the blast or origin of the fire, conducting interviews, and sifting through debris to obtain evidence related to the bombing/arson. Further complementing the team's efforts are technical, legal, and intelligence advisors. Moreover, a fleet of fully equipped response vehicles strategically located throughout the United States is available to provide logistical support.

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