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One of the most highly skilled positions an officer can have with the Oregon State Police is that of a Certified Hazardous Device Technician.
With the untimely deaths of Sergeant Richard Schuening in 1997 and Detective William Hakim in 2008, the reality of how dangerous their job is really hits home. As one former member of the Hermiston Squad put it, "When we make a mistake, we don´t get a second chance to get it right."
OSP´s Explosives Unit is comprised of three teams; Salem, Central Point and Hermiston. Each team is fully equipped with demolition kits,
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) kits, portable X-ray systems,
bomb suits, disrupters and robots.
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