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ATF Agents Assist in Galveston Airplane Hangar Fire
Wednesday September 22, 8:49 pm ET
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Galveston Fire Marshal's Office has been investigating the cause of a large commercial fire that occurred on Monday night at an airplane hangar located on airport property. At the request of Galveston Fire Marshal, Gilbert Robinson, the National Response Team (NRT) from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), along with ATF special agents from Houston, Texas have responded to the investigation. This is a joint investigation between the Galveston Fire Department, the Galveston Fire Marshal's Office and the ATF.
Robert Elder, Team Supervisor and Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of ATF in Houston, Texas, said that "the World War II hangar, which was being remodeled for a water park, was destroyed and early estimates of damages are in excess of $3 million. The ATF NRT Team is being brought in to assist in the investigation because of the difficulties presented when investigating a fire of this size."
ASAC Elder said, "In 1978, ATF developed the National Response Team (NRT) to assist federal, state, and local investigators in meeting the challenges faced at the scenes of significant arson and explosives incidents. The National Response Team (NRT) consists of four teams organized geographically to cover the United States. Each team can respond within 24 hours to assist state and local law enforcement / fire service personnel in onsite investigations."
Although the NRT has been used predominately to assist in the investigation of suspicious commercial fires, it has also been activated to the scenes of criminal bombings such as the Oklahoma City Bombing and the World Trade Center Bombing as well as explosions at explosives and ammunition manufacturing plants, legal fireworks factories, and illegal explosive device manufacturing operations.
The teams are each composed of veteran special agents who have post blast and fire origin-and-cause expertise; forensic chemists; explosives enforcement officers; fire protection engineers; accelerant detection canines; explosives detection canines; intelligence support, computer forensic support and audit support. The teams work alongside state and local officers in reconstructing the scene, identifying the seat of the blast or origin of the fire, conducting interviews, and sifting through debris to obtain evidence related to the bombing/arson.
Further complementing the team's efforts are technical, legal, and intelligence advisors. Moreover, a fleet of fully equipped response vehicles strategically located throughout the United States is available to provide logistical support.
The NRT will be on the scene of the fire beginning Thursday morning, September 23, 2004.
"Once the cause of the fire is determined, the City of Galveston will hold a press conference announcing the results of the investigation," stated Michael A. Varela, Sr., Galveston Fire Chief.
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ATF Agents Assist in Galveston Airplane Hangar Fire
Wednesday September 22, 8:49 pm ET
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Galveston Fire Marshal's Office has been investigating the cause of a large commercial fire that occurred on Monday night at an airplane hangar located on airport property. At the request of Galveston Fire Marshal, Gilbert Robinson, the National Response Team (NRT) from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), along with ATF special agents from Houston, Texas have responded to the investigation. This is a joint investigation between the Galveston Fire Department, the Galveston Fire Marshal's Office and the ATF.
Robert Elder, Team Supervisor and Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of ATF in Houston, Texas, said that "the World War II hangar, which was being remodeled for a water park, was destroyed and early estimates of damages are in excess of $3 million. The ATF NRT Team is being brought in to assist in the investigation because of the difficulties presented when investigating a fire of this size."
ASAC Elder said, "In 1978, ATF developed the National Response Team (NRT) to assist federal, state, and local investigators in meeting the challenges faced at the scenes of significant arson and explosives incidents. The National Response Team (NRT) consists of four teams organized geographically to cover the United States. Each team can respond within 24 hours to assist state and local law enforcement / fire service personnel in onsite investigations."
Although the NRT has been used predominately to assist in the investigation of suspicious commercial fires, it has also been activated to the scenes of criminal bombings such as the Oklahoma City Bombing and the World Trade Center Bombing as well as explosions at explosives and ammunition manufacturing plants, legal fireworks factories, and illegal explosive device manufacturing operations.
The teams are each composed of veteran special agents who have post blast and fire origin-and-cause expertise; forensic chemists; explosives enforcement officers; fire protection engineers; accelerant detection canines; explosives detection canines; intelligence support, computer forensic support and audit support. The teams work alongside state and local officers in reconstructing the scene, identifying the seat of the blast or origin of the fire, conducting interviews, and sifting through debris to obtain evidence related to the bombing/arson.
Further complementing the team's efforts are technical, legal, and intelligence advisors. Moreover, a fleet of fully equipped response vehicles strategically located throughout the United States is available to provide logistical support.
The NRT will be on the scene of the fire beginning Thursday morning, September 23, 2004.
"Once the cause of the fire is determined, the City of Galveston will hold a press conference announcing the results of the investigation," stated Michael A. Varela, Sr., Galveston Fire Chief.
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