News Release
For Immediate Release
ATF NRT Arrives to Assist Albuquerque Fire Department with the Cause and Origin of the Carlisle Condominiums Fire Investigation
The NRT will work in conjunction with fire investigators to reconstruct the scene, identify the seat of the blast or origin of the fire, and determine the cause. The NRT is composed of veteran special agents, including certified explosives specialists, certified fire investigators, forensic mapping specialists, accelerant and explosives detection canine teams, explosives enforcement officers, fire protection engineers, electrical engineers and forensic chemists.
Since its inception in 1978, the NRT has deployed 800 times. This is its 3rd deployment for fiscal year 2017. Past NRT activations include such incidents as an explosion in West Texas that killed 14 people in 2013; the spree of 10 arsons at churches in Texas in 2010; a commercial fire in Charleston, S.C., that killed nine firefighters in 2007; and national-level incidents such as the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon; the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta; the Oklahoma City bombing and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
ATF is the sole federal agency with jurisdiction for investigating fires and crimes of arson. More information on ATF can be found at www.atf.gov or follow ATF on Twitter!