The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) employs explosive specialists and bomb technicians to render explosive scenes safe for national investigators.
October 12, 2025
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Role and capabilities of ATF personnel in explosive-incident response.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is an agency that operates under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Organizational relationship within federal law enforcement.
The ATF can test-fire recovered firearms on-site in mobile command centers and enter recovered shell casings' unique markings into a national ballistics database to identify matches and generate investigative leads.
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Ballistics forensic process used by ATF during field operations.
Federal law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) commonly coordinate operations with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for enforcement activities.
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Interagency collaboration for joint enforcement operations.
The ATF is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a U.S. federal law enforcement agency.
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Acronym expansion for a federal agency commonly involved in arson and explosives investigations