Drone Incident Response Training (DIRT) for Bomb Squads and EOD

Counter-UAS Training for Bomb Squads, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and Specialized Render Safe Teams

Drone incidents are no longer limited to airspace security. For Bomb Squads and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams, the operational problem begins when a grounded drone must be safely prosecuted, assessed, and rendered safe.

A grounded, crashed, abandoned, or suspicious drone may represent more than a downed aircraft. It may be an observation platform, a remote trigger, a hazardous payload delivery system, or an improvised explosive device requiring deliberate prosecution and render safe procedures.

Drone Incident Response Training (DIRT) for Bomb Squads and EOD is a specialized counter-UAS training course focused on the technical problem most teams are now increasingly expected to solve: the safe prosecution, diagnostics, exploitation, and render safe of grounded drones and associated payloads.

DIRT provides practical grounded-drone response training for Bomb Squads and EOD teams, with instruction focused on downed UAS prosecution, reconnaissance, camera and sensor mitigation, restraint, diagnostics, threat assessment, exploitation, and EOD-specific render safe procedures.

Why DIRT for Bomb Squads and EOD

Most counter-UAS training focuses on detection, airspace monitoring, and drone interdiction. DIRT for Bomb Squads and EOD focuses on the operational problem that begins after the aircraft is on the ground and specialized response is required.

For Bomb Squads and EOD teams, this is not an awareness problem. It is a technical response problem.

A grounded drone may present as a surveillance platform, a contraband delivery mechanism, a one-way attack system, a remote initiation platform, or a concealed explosive hazard. These incidents require more than identification and scene control. They require deliberate prosecution, diagnostics, threat assessment, and technically sound render safe decision-making.

DIRT addresses the operational gap between drone recovery and EOD prosecution by providing specialized instruction for teams tasked with diagnosing, exploiting, and resolving grounded drone incidents in operational environments where evidence, intelligence value, and responder safety must all be preserved.

Who This Course Is For

  • Public Safety Bomb Squads

  • Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Teams

  • Federal Bomb Technicians

  • Public Safety Bomb Technicians

  • EOD Team Leaders and Supervisors

  • Robotics and Remote Systems Operators

  • Render Safe and Diagnostics Personnel

  • Exploitation and Intelligence Personnel

  • Specialized Response and Technical Support Personnel

This training is intended for personnel responsible for the technical prosecution, diagnostics, render safe, and exploitation of grounded drone threats and associated payloads.

What This Training Covers

DIRT for Bomb Squads and EOD focuses on the deliberate prosecution of grounded drones and associated payloads in environments where technical diagnostics, evidence preservation, and safe render safe procedures are required.

Instruction is built around the operational realities of Bomb Squad and EOD response and focuses on reconnaissance, technical access, diagnostics, exploitation, and specialized render safe considerations for grounded drone incidents.

  • Downed UAS reconnaissance and surveillance

  • Camera and sensor identification

  • Observation avoidance and approach considerations

  • Robotic and manual restraint procedures

  • Camera and sensor mitigation

  • LiPo battery and propulsion hazards

  • X-ray diagnostics and remote threat assessment

  • Payload and airframe exploitation considerations

  • Evidence and technical intelligence preservation

  • EOD-specific render safe procedures for grounded drones and payloads

Training is designed to improve the ability of Bomb Squads and EOD teams to safely prosecute grounded drone incidents, preserve intelligence value, and execute deliberate technical response procedures in complex operational environments.

Course Delivery Options

DIRT for Bomb Squads and EOD is available in two course formats to support varying operational requirements, team capabilities, and mission profiles.

Operational Course

16 Hours (2 Days)

Designed for Bomb Squads and EOD teams requiring focused instruction on grounded drone prosecution, diagnostics, and render safe considerations.

Best suited for:

  • Team-level operational training

  • Bomb technician and EOD sustainment

  • Robotics and diagnostics integration

  • Grounded drone prosecution fundamentals

The 16-hour course focuses on reconnaissance, restraint, camera mitigation, diagnostics, exploitation considerations, and EOD-specific render safe procedures for grounded drone incidents.

Advanced Practical Course

32 Hours (4 Days)

Designed for Bomb Squads and EOD teams requiring expanded practical application, advanced diagnostics, scenario-based execution, and structured refinement of team procedures for grounded drone response.

Best suited for:

  • Advanced team training

  • Team SOP and TTP refinement

  • Robotics and disruption integration

  • Scenario-based practical application

  • Technical diagnostics and exploitation

The 32-hour course includes expanded practical exercises, advanced scenario work, site-specific integration, and facilitated discussion to support refinement of team SOPs, TTPs, diagnostic workflows, and render safe procedures for grounded drone incidents.

Training Outcomes

  • Conduct deliberate reconnaissance of grounded drone threats

  • Identify cameras, sensors, and onboard observation risks

  • Apply robotic and manual restraint procedures

  • Mitigate observation and preserve operational security

  • Conduct remote diagnostics and technical threat assessment

  • Identify LiPo, propulsion, and payload hazards

  • Preserve technical intelligence and evidentiary value

  • Develop and execute technically sound render safe procedures

  • Refine team SOPs and TTPs for grounded drone prosecution

Participants will be better prepared to prosecute grounded drone incidents using deliberate technical procedures that improve team safety, preserve exploitation value, and support effective render safe outcomes.

Why 38 Sierra

38 Sierra provides counter-UAS training built around the operational realities of modern drone threats and the technical response challenges they create for Bomb Squads and EOD teams.

DIRT was developed to address the gap between drone recovery and specialized technical response. Our training is informed by grounded-drone threat analysis, operational response considerations, and real-world render safe challenges associated with drone-delivered threats, improvised payloads, and grounded unmanned systems.

DIRT for Bomb Squads and EOD was developed by personnel who helped shape the doctrine and procedures used by U.S. EOD teams to respond to grounded unmanned aircraft systems. The result is practical, technically relevant instruction rooted in the operational realities of grounded drone prosecution, exploitation, and render safe operations.

Delivery and Customization

DIRT for Bomb Squads and EOD can be delivered on-site or integrated into existing Bomb Squad and EOD sustainment, advanced diagnostics, and specialized response programs.

Training can be tailored to support:

  • Team-specific operational requirements

  • Existing SOP and TTP structures

  • Robotics and remote systems integration

  • X-ray and diagnostics workflows

  • Exploitation and intelligence priorities

  • Render safe tool and disruption considerations

  • Site-specific operational constraints

  • Technical team training objectives

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To discuss DIRT for Bomb Squads and EOD, evaluate delivery options, or review team-specific training requirements, contact 38 Sierra.

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