Bomb Squad (IED/EOD) Kosovo

Bomb Squad (IED/EOD) Kosovo Police
Bomb Squad (IED/EOD) Kosovo Police
Agency overview
Formed	2006
Employees	15 employees
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kosovo
Governing body	Ministry of Interior
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Camp Vrello, Pristina, Kosovo
Website
	Official Website

The Kosovo Police's Bomb Squad (IED/EOD) was established in March 2006, prompted by the necessity to protect citizens’ lives and property, and to assist in investigation of crime-related cases.

Bomb Squad is established at the KP Main Headquarters Level and is responsible to respond to the calls of all 8 Kosovo regions. The bomb squad closely cooperates with investigation units and prosecutor's office in the course of post-blast investigations, after bomb threats and during arrest of persons who are in an illegal possession of explosive devices.

Current Capabilities[]

Responding to cases of bomb threats
Responding to CBRN
Disposing and neutralizing all bombs
Investigating post-blast incident scenes and providing assistance in reconstruction of explosive device following the blast, and preserving evidences
Compiling experts report for the court
Conducting searches in facilities involving High Risk
Providing technical support to special operations, for example; SIU, V.I.P. and/or other Special searches.