~ Beth Anne Nesselt
Manager, Community Risk Reduction Section
The Montgomery County Bomb Squad was named as a participant in a select group of only 10 Bomb Squads from across the country to participate in a pilot program to test a new technology developed for bomb squad robotic equipment. This project was funded and supervised by the Department of Homeland Security, First Responders Technologies, Responders, and Resilience Group.
Montgomery County Bomb Techs have received this new, state of the art equipment developed by Honeybee Robotics, LLC, and over the course of the next 6 months and possibly longer, will test and utilize it and provide valuable feedback and suggestions for improvement and changes to the DHS and their partners prior to commercial release.
"This is a unique opportunity for our department Being counted among this elite group will allow the department to enhance safety and response capabilities," said Captain Tim Ferguson. "Public-private partnerships such as the one with Honeybee allows our bomb technicians to experiment with emerging technologies in order to keep pace with challenges confronting our field. We are fortunate to be part of advancing innovative solutions."
Montgomery County Bomb Squad is honored in joining other elite squads from Texas, Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, Minnesota, North Carolina, and New York in participating in this important federal government project that will help to advance the safety and success of bomb technicians everywhere in the United States.
