Bomb Concealment

Buildings & Structures

• Elevator wells and shafts.
• Nooks
• Closets
• Storage rooms
• False Panels
• Walk areas
• Counterweights
• Motors
• Cables
• Trash in shafts
• All ceiling areas
• Restrooms
• Access doors
• Crawl space in rest rooms and areas used as access to plumbing fixtures
• Electric fixtures
• Utility and other closet area
• Space under stairwell
• Boiler(furnace) rooms
• Flammable storage areas
• Main switches and valves
• Indoor trash receptacles
• Storage areas, including record-storage areas
• Mail rooms
• Ceiling lights with easily removable panels
• Fire hose racks
• Basements
• Around windows hidden by drapes or shades
• Inside desks
• Inside storage cabinets and containers
• Under tables

Auditoriums & Theaters

Searches must be conducted under each seat, into cut seat cushions, as well as the following:

• Stage area
• Microphones
• Speaker platform
• Crawl ways
• Tunnels
• Trapdoors
• Dressing rooms
• Restrooms
• Storage areas
• Ceilings
• Props
• Hanging decorations
• Lighting fixtures
• Sound system
• Air-conditioning system
• Roof
• Heating system
• Projection booths

Academic Buildings

Bombings in academic buildings are usually directed against non-student areas.

• Lockers
• Mechanical rooms
• Utility closets
• Offices
• Chemistry labs
• Auditoriums
• Cafeterias, lounges, or break areas

Outside Areas

• Street drainage systems
• Manholes in street and sidewalk
• Trash receptacles
• Garbage cans
• Dumpsters
• Mailboxes
• Parked cars, trucks, and carts
• Storage areas
• Offices