Disarming Service

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The disarming service is a specialist unit of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior for the disarming and securing of dangerous explosives . The defusing service is headquartered in the Rossau barracks in Vienna .

In 2004, the defusers examined 1,225 suspected explosive objects and found 13 dangerous war relics. They carried out 508 searches and 33 seizures and were involved in security measures in 40 bomb threats. They were also involved in the investigation of five explosive accidents and defused three explosive attacks or attempted attacks.

tasks

The main task of the disarming service is the detection and disarming of unconventional explosive and incendiary devices (USBV) throughout the territory of the Republic of Austria. In this sense, the service perceives the danger of objects containing explosives and war material that is related to a criminal act. He is also responsible for crime scene management in the event of explosive attacks and accidents involving explosives.

In addition, the defusing service is also involved in the procurement of explosives, for example for special operations by the Cobra commando and for training, prevention and defusing purposes. There are also regular test arrangements for testing the explosive power and effect of certain explosives.

The demining service of the Federal Ministry for National Defense is responsible for war relics from the time before 1955 .

organization

Since June 1, 2013, the defusing service has been integrated into the Directorate for Special Forces (DSE), which includes the EKO Cobra and the observation services.

There are currently 18 defusers in the service of the Federal Criminal Police Office, which are distributed between the headquarters in Vienna and the operational branch in Hall in Tirol . In addition to the defusers, the ranks of the conventional security executives - especially in the Federal Police and the State Criminal Police Offices - still have around 70 " explosives-competent organs " ( SKO ), which enable an initial assessment of the situation and quick action on site in all federal states. The SKO primarily bridge the period that the defuser needs from the alarm to the arrival at the crime scene and also take initial investigative measures to determine the dangerousness of the situation. Often the deployment of a defusing team is no longer necessary due to the preliminary investigation by the SKO.

The defusing service was created at the end of the 1960s with the increased number of explosive attacks by South Tyrol activists and the rise of international terrorism as a "department for defusing, crime scene work and documentation".

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