- Does your agency report arson or explosives incidents, or both, to a federal agency?
- To which federal agencies do you normally report incidents?
ATF | FBI | OTHER (BOTH) | NONE |
13 | 17 | 16 | 2 |
- How do you decide to which agency you report arson or explosives incidents?
Responses varied
Separate Questions and Responses about the ATF
- Has your agency ever requested information about arson and explosive incidents from the ATF for investigative purposes?
- How often have you contacted the FBI's Bomb Data Center in the past 12 months?
Responses varied
- How do you typically request the information?20
MAIL | FAX | PHONE |
E-MAIL | OTHER |
0 | 4 | 14 |
6 | 6 |
- How was the information typically provided to you?
MAIL | FAX | PHONE |
E-MAIL | OTHER |
7 | 4 | 11 |
11 | 5 |
- How long did it take you to receive the requested information?
Responses varied
- What was the nature of the information requested?
Responses varied
- How helpful was the information with your investigation?21
ESSENTIAL | VERY HELPFUL | SOMEWHAT HELPFUL |
NOT HELPFUL |
2 | 14 | 3 |
0 |
- What suggestions do you have about improving the way you provide information to or get information from the ATF?
Responses varied
Separate Questions and Responses about the FBI
- Has your agency ever requested information about arson and explosive incidents from the FBI for investigative purposes?
- How often have you contacted the FBI's Bomb Data Center in the past 12 months?
Responses varied
- How do you typically request the information?22
MAIL | FAX | PHONE |
E-MAIL | OTHER |
2 | 2 | 9 |
7 | 4 |
- How was the information typically provided to you?
MAIL | FAX | PHONE |
E-MAIL | OTHER |
4 | 2 | 6 |
9 | 2 |
- How long did it take you to receive the requested information?
Responses varied
- What was the nature of the information requested?
Responses varied
- How helpful was the information with your investigation?23
ESSENTIAL | VERY HELPFUL | SOMEWHAT HELPFUL |
NOT HELPFUL |
1 | 9 | 2 |
0 |
- What suggestions do you have about improving the way you provide information to or get information from the FBI?
Responses varied
- Responses to question numbers 3 and 4 exceed the 20 "yes" responses to question 1 because some agencies indicated they reported to both the ATF and the FBI.
- The number of responses to this question is less than 20 because the question was not applicable for one agency.
- Responses to question numbers 3 and 4 exceed the 16 "yes" responses to question 1 because some agencies indicated they reported to both the ATF and the FBI.
- The number of responses to this question is less than 16 because some agencies did not indicate how helpful the information was with their investigation, or the question was not applicable.
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