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Kelly Boaz, Bomb Technician (Ret. / LE)
Lead Instructor · National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Personal Profile
Kelly Boaz retired as an Explosive Operations Specialist for the FBI. He has a BA in Criminal Justice Administration. Kelly is a Certified Bomb Technician, National Registered Emergency Medical Technician, Explosive Breacher, Certified FBI Instructor, and WMD Coordinator. He was a former member of USAR FL-TF4 Urban Search and Rescue Task Force for Central Florida and has experience with mass casualty incidents and disaster response, to include the Nashville bombing and bombings overseas. Kelly served as bomb tech and commander on hundreds of explosive related calls, mass casualty incidents, and hazmat related disasters. Kelly was a certified undercover employee for the FBI for 10+ years, infiltrating criminal and terrorist organizations. He was the Deputy Program Manager for the FBI and responsible for recertifying all public safety bomb technicians in the United States. Kelly holds a Top Secret/SCI Clearance.
Experience
National Center for Integrated Emergency Response
Instructor
Kelly was an original instructor for C3 Pathways prior to his employment with the FBI in 2016. Upon his retirement from the FBI, he rejoined C3 as an instructor with an emphasis on Law Enforcement. He is involved in classroom instruction and simulation hands-on training.
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Federal Bureau of Investigations, Hazardous Device School
Deputy Program Manager
Kelly served as an active bomb tech and instructor at Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama. He was promoted to Deputy Program Manager for Recertification, a position he held until 2020. He was transferred to the Stabilization Program where he managed the chemical and biological threat for dispersal devices. Kelly worked extensively with national labs during this time.
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Orange County Sheriff's Office / FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force
Agent / Bomb & Dive Commander
During his tenure, Kelly was a deputy sheriff with the Orange County Sheriff's Office and served in numerous capacities to include detective, gang agent, violent crime detective, organized crime, certified defensive tactic instructor, public safety diver, bomb technician, and bomb and dive team commander. He fostered a relationship with Orange County Fire Department Hazmat team which became a model for the country on explosive related and hazmat calls for service. Kelly worked undercover and explosive related offenses with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force from 2006-2016.
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Palm Bay Police Department
Police/SWAT Officer
During his tenure, Kelly was a part of the entry team during the "Palm Bay Massacre" incident in April of 1987, where a shooter shot over 20 civilians and killed six.
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Palm Bay Fire Department
Lieutenant
In addition to being a Florida State certified Firefighter, Kelly was also an EMT and a Florida State certified Smoke Diver.
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“Mistakes in training are nothing more than opportunities to be better tomorrow than you are today.”
Knowledge & Skills
Law Enforcement
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40+ years law enforcement progressive experience from police officer/deputy, to SWAT, undercover, detective, bomb technician, diver and commander. Training and instructional expert with specialty in bomb related and tactical incidents. Certified expert witness for state and federal court in explosive related matters and undercover operations.
Training and Instruction
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25+ years teaching and training. Developed curriculum for TEEX on Explosive Breaching. Managed instruction for public safety bomb technicians at the hazardous device school in Huntsville, Alabama.
Special Weapons and Tactics
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Graduated from the FBI SWAT School in Camp Blanding, FL, and operated as a SWAT team member and explosive breacher. Served as a main instructor for the Tactical Bomb Tech (TBT) program integrating SWAT bomb techs and personnel.
Incident Management
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Expert in NIMS, ICS, and Unified Command. Includes Classified Secure Communications (DATA share) during WMD incidents. Worked under National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) 36 for WMD responses and notifications.
Specialities
- Mass Casualty Incidents
- Undercover Operations
- Explosive Related Response
- FBI Certified Drone Pilot
- Certified State of Florida & FBI Instructor
- Professional Speaker
- Certified Bomb Technician
- Curriculum Writer for Explosive Breaching
- Tactical Bomb Tech Operations
- Crisis Response
- Emergency Management
- National Registered EMT
- NIMS/ICS
- Chemical and Biological Dispersal Device Response
- Maritime Explosive Related Responses
Accomplishments
NIMS Certifications
NIMS Certifications.
Hurricane Deployments
Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina.
FBI Deployments
Deployments in Israel, Mexico and Saudi Arabia for bomb tech and maritime responses to terrorist attacks.
Drone Pilot
FBI Certified Drone Pilot.
DHS Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability
DHS Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability.
FBI Directors Award
FBI Directors Award.
FBI Director Letter of Appreciation
FBI Director Letter of Appreciation.
Orange County Sheriff's Office Purple Heart
Orange County Sheriff's Office Purple Heart.
Orange County Sheriff's Office Medal of Merit
Orange County Sheriff's Office Medal of Merit.
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