CoBRA Decision Support System (DSS)

Provides full spectrumCBRNE content and tools for First Responders

CoBRA support to DoD CBRNE• Next Generation Decision Support System – CoBRA is integrated into the JPM-IS (Joint

Program Manager – Information Systems) Joint Crisis Action Management System (JCAMS)

• JPEO-CBD Guardian IPP Program- Software and training provided to all CONUS & OCONUS Military Base Readiness Units

• 20th SUPCOM CBRN and all subordinate commands (22nd CM, 48th CM, 110th CM)

• All National Guard WMD CST teams nationwide

• Air National Guard EM & CBRN Program

• Army V Corps & III Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan

• Army 10th Mountain Division• Toxic Industrial Chemical Protection and Detection Equipment (TIC PDE) program • Fort Leonard Wood Chemical School-Incident Response Training Department • 60th CES/Readiness & Emergency Management Travis AFB Guardian Strike Team • 415th Chemical Brigade, 21st Chemical Company

• USAR - Consequence Management Unit

• DoD Fire Academy -NCOIC HazMat/WMD/Fire Instructor III Courses• USMC Base Fire Departments

• Air Force Baseline Equipment Defense Acquisition List (BEDAL)• Pentagon Force Protection Agency

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency

• Technical Support Working Group

• SPAWAR

CoBRA® Support to U.S. Civilian Organizations

• Department of Justice– Federal Bureau of Investigation-certified Bomb Squads– Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

• Department of Homeland Security– Directorate for Science and Technology-sponsored product– Federal Emergency Management Agency– Immigration and Customs Enforcement– National Center for Biomedical Research & Training, Academy of

Counter-Terrorist Education at Louisiana State University– Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

• State– Michigan State Police– Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS)– Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

• Medical– Long Island Hospital System, New York– Jersey Shore Hospital, Pennsylvania– Genesis HeathCare System, Ohio

CoBRA CBRN/TIC Decision Support System

• CoBRA offers comprehensive CBRNE decision support system for TICs/TIMs to WMD

• CoBRA supports pre-planning, collaboration, training, exercise and response

• CoBRA is customizable by user and can be tailored to meet unique needs and incorporate specific data

• CoBRA is Technology Readiness Level 9 (nine) in that the actual system has been proven through successful mission operations. CoBRA has been in use by CBRNE community since 2001

• CoBRA software is Common Alerting Protocol (CAP 1.1) compliant

– CoBRA is compliant with Emergency Data Exchange Language Distribution Element (EDXL-DE) standards

• CoBRA is DHS SAFETY ACT “Designated” as a qualified anti-terrorism technology and SAFET ACT “Certified” on the DHS Approved Products List for Homeland Security.

• CoBRA is DOIM certified for use on government networks• CoBRA has received Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) from

the Chief Engineer NETCOM.• CoBRA has received FEMA NIMS evaluation

Contribution and Relevance to the CBRNE mission

• CoBRA helps the CBRNE user during sensitive site exploitation: – Quickly and easily review extensive reference library and interactive tools- such as

TSWG Sensitive Site Exploitation Guide- only commercial product to receive formal government approval to include this data in our product

– Identify the hazard– Isolate the area – Deny Entry by providing stand off distances– Access pre-prepared action plans for Dismounted Site Assessment, – Evidence Recording– Hazard and Risk Evaluation– Display Plume– Retrieve info on Individual Personal Protective Equipment – Retrieve info on Standard NATO CBRN/TIC Marking

• CoBRA adds additional layer of protection, CBRNE responder does not have to rely solely on memory (Einstein's theory of CBRNE response)

• CoBRA will help them decide if they are to deal with the situation immediately or wait for additional resources and capabilities to arrive.

Contribution and Relevance to the mission 2

• CBRNE Commands know CoBRA and have used it for years• CoBRA was chosen as the CBRN Decision Support System by the JPEO-CBD

Guardian Installation Protection Program– While the mission of Guardian was different than JNBCRS, our success with this program

demonstrates our ability to manage large deployment of systems and trainings with aggressive deadlines a global footprint

• CoBRA was chosen by the 20th SUPCOM CBRN for deployment to all subordinate commands

• CoBRA was chosen by the Toxic Industrial Chemical Protection and Detection Equipment (TIC PDE) program for deployment to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

• CoBRA was chosen for the Next Generation Decision Support System – CoBRA is integrated into the JPM-IS (Joint Program Manager – Information Systems) Joint Crisis Action Management System (JCAMS)

• CoBRA was only COTS product included in the 2007 Fort Leonard Wood MANSCEN Maneuver Support Battle Lab Force Protection Vulnerability Assessment (FP VA)

– The Force Protection/Vulnerability Assessment Experiment was designed to provide analytic underpinnings for the Integrated Unit Base Installation Protection (IUBIP) Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) and Functional Solutions Analysis (FSA) in the area of decision support tools. A list of capabilities required by a set of standardized decision support planning tools to assess and visualize unit protection (UP) capabilities across the range of military operations (ROMO) was developed. Emphasis was on the areas of barrier placement, sensor placement, terrain analysis, down wind hazard prediction, and vulnerability assessment. This capabilities list will provide a starting point for identifying a comprehensive set of standardized decision support planning tools to be used by both materiel and combat developers.

CoBRA support of Countering WMD (CWMD)

CoBRA provides a large, easily searchable CBRNE reference library, interactive tools to document the site, create reports, and establish stand-off distance and decontamination procedures.

CoBRA is essential during Hazardous Material Characterization/Weapons of Mass Destruction-Elimination. Data and tools within CoBRA are used to determine if a site poses an immediate hazard and to determine if specialized CBRN augmentation forces are required to conduct sensitive site exploitation or mitigation.

CoBRA enhances the warfighter’s ability for presumptive identification of Toxic Industrial Materials (including Chemical Biological Radiological, and Nuclear materials) to identify the appropriate precautions and avoidance measures.

During dismounted operations and sensitive site exploitation, CoBRA can support below actions:•Performing substance classifications on site•Referencing doctrine, technical manuals, and military decision processes•Accessing databases with precursors to chemical weapons•Accessing data as to how chemicals can be employed by the enemy and effects on soldiers•Assisting in planning for transporting and marking of chemical agents•Providing various units of measure and universal conversion•Providing info on personal protective equipment and break through times•Establishing minimum safe distance for explosives and hazard assessments•Providing procedures and data for emergency response, incident command and after action reporting.

CoBRA® software is the most widely known and accepted CBRNE Decision Support System currently used across the Joint Services of the Department of Defense

• JPEO Next Generation CBRN Decision Support System; DSS V5; is going through DIACAP IA (Information Assurance) accreditation.

• As CoBRA is a part of that DSS V5 so will be accredited for installation on DoD computers.

• CoBRA already has CoN Certificate of Networthiness• CoBRA staff have security clearances and can handle classified

phone calls.• CoBRA office has a SCIF on site if needed for communications• CoBRA software can work in both disconnected environment and

well as future DoD netcentric architecture

CoBRA DIACAP Accreditation

CoBRA was the JPEO-Guardian chosen CBRN decision support software since initial deployments in 2004 and supports all bases covered

Brief overview of needed capabilities that CoBRA provided to the Guardian Installation Protection Program

• CoBRA can be used as a stand alone thick client tool or used to share situational awareness between the responders and the EOC.

• Info can be pushed from many (responders) to one (EOC) or from one to many.

• A set of searchable databases that provide response, safety, first aid, and protection information on CBRN threats.

• Access to a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and checklists that address areas including weapons of mass destruction and other hazardous threat response, evidence collection, and investigative procedures.

• CoBRA is capable of supporting customization to allow these documents to be modified and adapted to suit a specific organization or department.

• A set of emergency response guides that provide informational planning and response resources from a variety of accredited government, military, and commercial sources.

• An electronic form tool that provides the ability to complete standard format reports, such as Incident Command System forms that are pre‑loaded allowing quick electronic submission to any e-mail addressee.

• An incident reporting tool that records user actions, including miscellaneous entries, in a current status log with a time and date stamp. This tool wraps this log with any attached images, forms and other accessed information into an incident report that can be sent electronically (either wirelessly or wired, or by messenger) in order to disseminate critical information.

• An administrative tool that allows each response organization to input its own plans, checklists, maps, and other local data.

• CoBRA Supports Mil/Civ Collaboration by ensuring both military and civilian responders can communicate via CAP message and have access to the same data sources.

CoBRA FY06 deployments via Guardian CoBRA FY06 deployments via Guardian program - 36 Installationsprogram - 36 InstallationsCoBRA FY06 deployments via Guardian CoBRA FY06 deployments via Guardian program - 36 Installationsprogram - 36 Installations

VIRGINIA-Langley AFB-Langley AFB-Nav Station Norfolk-Nav Station Norfolk-Ft. Eustis-Ft. Eustis-Oceana Naval Air -Oceana Naval Air StationStation

GEORGIA-Ft Gordon-Ft Gordon-Robins AFB-Robins AFB-Kings Bay Naval Base-Kings Bay Naval Base-Ft. Benning-Ft. Benning-Ft. Stewart-Ft. Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield-Hunter Army Airfield

WASHINGTON-Naval Station Bangor-Bremerton NAS-McChord AFB-Ft Lewis

CALIFORNIA-Marine Camp Pendleton-Marine Camp Pendleton

OHIO-Wright-Patterson AFB-Wright-Patterson AFB

TEXAS- Ft Hood- Ft Hood

OKLAHOMA-Tinker AFB-Tinker AFB

KENTUCKY-Ft. Campbell-Ft. Campbell

HAWAIIHAWAII-Ft. Shafter-Ft. Shafter-Schofield Barracks & Wheeler AFB-Schofield Barracks & Wheeler AFB

WASH, DC-WashWash Navy YardNavy Yard-Bolling AFBBolling AFB

NEW MEXICO-Holloman AFB-Holloman AFB

NORTH CAROLINA-Ft. Bragg-Ft. Bragg-Pope AFB-Pope AFB

CONNECTICUT- Sub Base New London- Sub Base New London

ILLINOIS-Rock Island Arsenal-Rock Island Arsenal

MARYLAND-Andrews AFB-Andrews AFB-Ft. Meade-Ft. Meade

NEW YORK-Ft Drum-Ft Drum

NEBRASKA- Offutt AFB- Offutt AFB

NEW JERSEY--Ft. DixFt. Dix-McGuire AFB-McGuire AFB

DELAWARE--Dover AFBDover AFB

MISSOURI- Whiteman AFB- Whiteman AFB

Lite MinusAir Force 11 2 13Army 13 2 15Marines 0 1 1Navy 6 1 7

30 6 36

FY06 Service Stats

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VIRGINIA-Ft BelvoirCALIFORNIA

-Naval Station San Diego-Naval Station San Diego-NB Coronado-NB Coronado-Sierra Army Depot-Sierra Army Depot-MCAS Miramar-MCAS Miramar-Beale AFB-Beale AFB-Travis AF B-Travis AF B

TEXAS-Ft. Bliss-Lackland AFB-Ft Sam Houston (D)-Red River Army Depot (D)

OKLAHOMA-Ft Sill (D)-Altus AFB

HAWAII-Hickam AFB-Commander Naval Station Pearl Harbor-MCB Hawaii

ALASKA-Elmendorf AFB (D)-Ft Greely (D)-Ft Richardson (D)-Ft Wainright (D)

LOUISIANA-Barksdale AFB-Barksdale AFB-Ft Polk (D)-Ft Polk (D) FLORIDA

-Eglin AFB-NAS Mayport-NAS Jacksonville

NORTH CAROLINA-MCB Lejeune/New River-MCAS Cherry Point

COLORADO-Buckley AFB-Schriever AFB-Ft Carson (D)

MARYLAND-Aberdeen PG

KANSAS-Ft. Riley

S. CAROLINA-Charleston AFB-Shaw AFB-MCAS Beaufort

Expected CoBRA deployments via Expected CoBRA deployments via Guardian FY07 CONUS - 39 Guardian FY07 CONUS - 39 InstallationsInstallations

Expected CoBRA deployments via Expected CoBRA deployments via Guardian FY07 CONUS - 39 Guardian FY07 CONUS - 39 InstallationsInstallations

MICHIGAN-Detroit Arsenal-Selfridge ARNGNB

NEVADA-Nellis AFB

ALABAMA-Redstone Arsenal

Lite DesignAir Force 13 1 14Army 7 8 15Marines 5 0 5Navy 5 0 5

30 9 39

FY07 Service Stats (CONUS)

EUCOM and PACOM -FY07NS Rota, Ramstein, Naples, Signonella, Souda Bay

Guam, Chinhae, Yokosuka, Sasebo, Atsugi, Yokota

General Fielding- FY08 and Beyond

JapanQatar

Kuwait

EUCOM

CENTCOM

PACOM

GermanySpain

Korea

Guam

Crete

Bahrain

NORTHCOM

Alaska

Example of U.S. CoBRA® Deployments

• Over 2,000 Federal, State and local organisations• 1,000 FBI-certified Bomb Squads nationwide• Operational in all 50 US states and territories• Used by defence, police, fire, hazmat, emergency

management, hospital systems

CoBRA Product Overview

• DGI’s CoBRA® products comprise a comprehensive crisis

management and emergency response decision support, collaboration, and incident reporting tool

• CoBRA makes available critical information and automates the rapid and accurate collection of data through a complete set of digital resources used for scene analysis, response to hazmat incidents, forensic investigations, emergency medical procedures and crisis response measures

• CoBRA is a software-based tactical crisis management decision support toolset. • Response data at your fingertips including databases

with information you need to respond to an incident• Collaboration tools you need to effectively respond as a

team• Reporting tools you need to effectively manage the

incident• Customizable and Expandable by you

CoBRA is : Response Data at your Fingertips• Databases

– Chemical– Biological– Radiological / Nuclear– Explosives– Precursors

• Interactive Tools– Blast Effects– Standoff Distances for Explosives– Unit Conversion– Radiation Exposure and Standoff– Agent Identification– Weather– GIS Mapping

• Checklists, Forms and SOPs (customizable, thousands included)

– NIMS forms and position checklists

• Guides– Jane’s Chem-Bio Handbook and 3 others– Sensitive Site Exploitation Guide– Many More!

• And much more!

Never memorize something that you can look up." -- Albert Einstein

CoBRA is : Collaboration Tools• CoBRA Collaborative Tools synchronize their data and allow all

users in the incident to share information in near real time*

• Alerts• Situation Board• Chat• Tactical

Information Ticker

• Status Display• Collaborative Log• Documents Tool• Audio and Video

Recorder• Imagery Tool• Timers and

Stopwatches• Attachments• And much more!

*Adjustable auto timer sends and receives so all data can be shared with all users

CoBRA is : Reporting Tools

• CoBRA Reporting Tools allow users and managers the ability to quickly see everything in the system, from anywhere, anytime.• CoBRA Client

• Incident Manager and Incident Reports

• Import / Export Forms• Import / Export Checklists• Import / Export

Documents and Reports• Collaboration Data and

Tools• CoBRA Server Web Page

• Collaboration Data and Tools

• Situation Board, Status, Info Ticker

• Forms, Checklists• Documents• Pictures• Audio• Attachments

CoBRA is : Customizable and Expandable

• CoBRA can be customized through user modification, 3rd Party add-on development, and integration

• User Modification• Free CoBRA Administrator Tools• Change Users• Put in new data• Replace or Edit Checklists• Replace or Edit Forms• Replace or Edit Guides• Replace or Edit SOPs• Customize what tools and content

is available in CoBRA• 3rd party development

• Free CoBRA Software Development Kit

• Develop new tools that work in CoBRA

• Communicate with CoBRA to insert or extract data

• Integration• Client-Side via SDK, CoBRAlinks,

and socket listener• Server-Side via Web Services• CAP Compliant

Collaborative Tools – Resource Request

Collaborative Tools- Personal Status Tool

Meth Lab Identification Tool

This next tool is our most complex tool a lot of science and advanced algorithms went into its development and it is very sensitive, so for senior law enforcement eyes only

Meth Lab Identification

CBRN Installation Protection Program Portal CBRN IP3

CoBRA software post-training support is now available to the DoD via the JPEO-CBD J.A.C.K.S. website

C17 – JEM interface tool in CoBRA

C21 – CoBRA GIS showing JEM Plume

Overview – CoBRA Enhanced Support Subscription (ESS) & WEB CoBRA

Features•CoBRA Enhanced Support Subscription provides :– The communication amongst all CoBRA

Clients (chat, alarms, status, Command Board updates, incident reporting, imagery, etc)

– The connection between CoBRA Clients utilizing ESS

• WEB CoBRA provides:– Web-Based CoBRA tools, accessible from

any internet browser– Blackberry / Mobile

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Clients Sync with the Server and Each other :Chat, Alarms, Command Board Status update, Incident Reporting, Images, Checklists, GPS plotting.

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BlackBerry Features

Web : CoBRA Portal Site

WEB CoBRA provides Web Page accessible CoBRA tools and BlackBerry Browser CoBRA Tools

Sample Deployment, easy as 1,2,3

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#2- Mobile units utilizing client CoBRA with Enhanced Support Subscription receive status updates from EOC, as well as collaborate with each other.

Data Synchronization

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CoBRA and Mobile Users

BlackBerry can receive and send data

#3- Additional responders monitor incident progress and can update all CoBRA users with own status.

#1 - EOC running WEB CoBRA receives notification of incident, pushes data to mobile units, tracks their status through command Board tool.

Data Synchronization

WEB CoBRA Version 4.5• Offers Software as a Service

(SaaS) format of CoBRA Tools.• Web versions of common

CoBRA tools– Chem-Bio Tools– Radiological Tools– Explosives Tools– Mapping– Incident Reports– Command Board and Collaboration

Tools

• Can be accessed from any Internet Browser, requires no software loaded on client.

• Interoperable with Client version of CoBRA that utilize Enhances Support Subscription.

Web Reports

WEB CoBRA also can also be accessed via Blackberry; providing access to tools such as ERG & RIDS, Checklists & Incident Overview and collaboration tools like Command Board and Status Update tool.

GIS Module now available

GIS Module - Plume Manager Tool

Rapid Assessment and Aloha Plume

User Locations, Status, Last Log Entry

Sensors

Incident Information, Command Board

Examples of CoBRA provided Digital CBRN/TIC Decision Support Device’s

CoBRA users Feedback

My aide came back this morning after having reviewed the software this weekend and was very impressed, and so, based on his input, I am going to load the software this evening on my computer and give it a run around the block.  sincerely Tom

BG Tom Spoehr Commandant, US Army Chemical School Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473

I want to thank you for the support you gave me while I was in BNCOC at FT. Leonard Wood. I was able to sit down with the majority of the students and break down CoBRA to them. The students were very happy. They actually said ”this is the kind of stuff that needs to be taught”.

Looking forward to meeting one day and shaking your hand and thanking you in person for the help you gave us while we were in Baghdad. Your team responded quickly with the product keys when i was going all over Iraq setting up the CoBRA systems.

SSG Cristian Diaz

V Corps CHEM, Computer Plotter

V Corps CBRN OPS NCO/IMO

Feedback from the fieldClassification: UNCLASSIFIED

Neil,I believe DGI has an excellent first response reference tool that is helping Soldiers make good decisions when

confronted with hazardous materials and situations.I appreciate your support to Soldiers in the field.Best Regards,  LTC William D. HibnerCorps/Force Chemical OfficerCamp Victory, Iraq

We have had CoBRA for at least the last 5-6 years. The system is extremely easy to figure out andoperate. It was operational in less than a day.

The ability to use the NIMS forms included in the program, the ability to insert your own checklists, and the log that is kept for each incident are some of the feature I like best. When we do have a question, the folks at CoBRA have always helped us work through the problem and figure it out. It has never been a software problem, just our folks seeing if we can add more. I am very pleased with this program and would recommend it to anybody that asks.

 

Brian Cullen

USAF AMC 436 CES/CEFO

The Fort Detrick Fire & Emergency Services Division have been users of Cobra from version 1.1. Cobra is installed on a laptop on our Special Operations vehicle.

The Fort Detrick Fire and Emergency Services proudly protect approximately 7,900 people living and working in a two square-mile area.

This group services laboratories, administrative and office occupancies, communications facilities, barracks and family housing areas with fire protection, crash fire and rescue, emergency medical services, confined space rescue and hazardous materials incident mitigation, all undertaken from the department's headquarters station. Mutual aid response areas include portions of Frederick City for suppression activities, and Frederick County and vicinity for hazardous material incident response.

We needed a response program that incorporated the most used tools for mitigating hazardous materials incidents as well as WMD potential attacks. Our fire department supports the Department of Defense police with Cobra when needed. This allows multidivisional use of the program.

After initial installation, which was done by me in about one hour on our laptop, I was ready to use it. Our department has training time each shift and most firefighters were easily using Cobra software after a one hour individual training period. My Cobra users like the complete package they get with using Cobra. The ERG, Chem/Bio and radiation modules have pooled together most used tools we need to handle emergency incidents. The large icon buttons are easy to read in any light. The built-in checklists provide the incident commander with the tools to handle situations more quickly, safely and effectively.

Thank you,

Captain Jerry StansburyFort Detrick Fire & Emergency Services USAG

The CoBRA software program provided unmeasured operational capability. We at Hunter Army Airfield, GA  were able to use the COBRA in a wide range of WMD applications. The specific emphasis of COBRA is geared to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, general hazard, and all explosive related events. Additionally, the product line includes very robust exercise and training features with embedded national reporting standards, which enable users to maximize their preparedness for any crisis event.

In my personal view that this is one of the better products that is currently bundled with the IMS equipment.

HUBERT QUILLER CIPS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/CBRN OPERATIONS SPECIALIST HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA 31409

Your software is outstanding! I have about 20 computers in my Company that I would like to have this capability loaded onto.

CPT Randall J. AdamsCommander, 21st Chemical CompanyFT. Bragg, NC 28310

I want to use (CoBRA) on every response.

Operations NCO85th WMD-CST

Responders own words…

My Bomb Squad uses our kit on a fairly regular basis to photograph evidence on post blast scenes. We use the GPS to log exact location of evidence. We use the lap top for keeping records of call-out, and information we may need to retrieve while on scene. The printer comes in handy when we need to send info to our mobile command vehicle. We print it and have it delivered so the Bosses can deal with the Media, and have a better understanding of what's happening without them coming to our Bomb Squad vehicle and interrupting our work.  Lt. David TurnerLubbock Sheriffs Office

Lubbock, Texas 79401 

Barn Blast and FBI-ATF communications

A few years back, we had a call on some old Dynamite that was in a barn. Using the CoBRA kit, I took digital pictures of the Dynamite and was able to send those pictures to an FBI and ATF point of contact. During that same incident, we used the GPS to measure a safe standoff. Thru the emails and phone calls, it was determined that the best course of action was to burn the barn. Having a direct link to the FBI and ATF, made convincing the property owner much easier. I also used the printer to print up a permission slip for the owner to sign. That was done thru the county attorney.

Sgt J.L. VanZile JrNavigation DivisionChautauqua County Sheriff's OfficeMayville NY 14757

Multi-jurisdictional mutual aide requests and bank robbery response

We use our systems extensively… (the kit), along with installed software, proved helpful when we were in support of multi-jurisdictional JTTF activity.  Locally, especially when responding to mutual aide requests from other jurisdictions, the cameras and CD burners allowed for the immediate dissemination of device photos to investigation personnel. This was especially helpful during a bank robbery where a hoax device was used.

Sincerely,

R. Lee Ware, Jr.

Assistant Fire Chief / Chief Fire Marshal

Newport News Fire Department

Fire Marshal's Office

Newport News, VA  23605

Well Worn Laptop

We have all but worn out the laptop since we not only ensure that it is in the truck as we respond to incidents but we carry it to our office in between in order to use the data that we have stored on it. It has been an invaluable tool for us for years and has continued to be reliable.

We have also used the camera on many occasions as well and the connectivity is well engineered.

Although we have not used the printer much we know the process and it would be invaluable in the right situation.

So in a sense it is an every day real world piece of equipment. I commend you on a system that is easy to use and has served us well for

many years.  Steve Neal, CIS,BDU CommanderFederal Way Police Department.

SUV Bomb Threat and Denied Entry

In October of 07 we at the Noblesville Fire Department responded to a bomb incident at the local hospital. A person had made a threat saying that he had a bomb in his vehicle. The vehicle was located in the parking lot. It was a SUV with dark windows. I used CoBRA to help keep track of responders and fire trucks on the scene. Also using the bomb module I put together a plan of action that included the blast radius given the size of vehicle and the type of suspected bomb material. We used the info provided by CoBRA to control access to the site and set up control at intersections. As I become more familiar with CoBRA and its capabilities I know we will have a great tool. There was no real bomb in the SUV but there were 2 large smoke bombs.

Steve Haston

Noblesville Fire Department

Noblesville IN 46060

Home InvasionOn 25 AUG 05 the Cook County Sheriff's Police Dept.-Bomb Squad was requested to

assist a suburban SWAT Team reference a barricaded subject. Information received indicated the subject had robbed a bank and was involved in a police chase with shots fired. The subject abandoned his vehicle, forced entry to a residence causing the occupants to flee, and subsequently barricaded himself in the house. The Bomb Squad was requested to provide assistance with the robot as an observation and communication platform. Upon arrival, equipment was deployed as requested and the CoBRA Kit was put into operation. The computer via wireless card was connected to local news coverage (internet) providing information and aerial observation of the incident at the early stages. Images captured from the coverage and by use of the kits' camera and printer were used for planning and positioning of assets. Imagery captured through the use of the CoBRA Camera proved valuable for debriefing and future training. Having the kit readily available in the vehicle proved useful in containing this incident. The incident came to an end several hours later.

 The laptop has also been a great asset having valuable information from Janes and other reference material. It has been used extensively in compiling information for presentations and training.

 John MerolaCook County Sheriff's Police Department-Bomb Squad

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