Thread by @metpoliceuk

🚨📺💣 | Tonight our Head of ‘EXPO’ Matt will be sharing his thoughts on @ITV #TriggerPoint.

Matt’s offering a rare, personal insight in to how this unique unit really operates.

@ITV Evening, I'm Matt and I'm head of the Met's EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Unit and Senior EXPO.

The EOD unit sits within the Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) and we have a mix of civilian and police officers on the team.

The Met is unique in that we have the only Police EOD Unit in the country and we provide a 24/7 immediate response to suspected Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) incidents as well as any suspected explosive devices across the whole of London.

All our EXPOs are ex-military experts, but they are supported by police officers - called 'Assistant EXPOs' - who are specially trained in bomb disposal and CBRN and work directly with our EXPOs

Anyone else see Lana step over the top of a possible pressure mat? Rest assured we would never do that.

We have two types of robots that we use - basically a small one and a big one, and it really can push a vehicle out the way! We use the robot whenever and wherever possible.

The origins of EXPO unit in the Met can be traced to 1964. In response to the use of explosives by criminals to get into bank safes, we needed experts to ensure the safety of crime scenes.

The unit deal with about 1000 calls or incidents a year across London that require our specialist response and expertise.

(1/2)
I hope this gave you an insight into the work of our EXPOs and EOD unit. We're lucky to have such incredibly skilled and dedicated officers and staff on the team. It's one of the many highly specialised capabilities and units that we have both in SO15 and across the Met

(2/2)
We can only do what we do by working closely with our many colleagues from across the Met and beyond, so if you're inspired by any of this, find out more about becoming an officer in the Met -
met.police.uk/police-officer…