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A man with a history of creating pipe bombs is suspected of leaving another bomb -- this time in a fire extinguisher -- in his car.

The car had been in the police impound lot before being picked up by family. There's a question whether the car had been searched by police before being released.

It's easy to overlook what appears to be a safety device but in reality has been transformed into a dangerous and life-threatening weapon. That's why many facilities have chosen to electronically monitor their fire extinguishers so they know where they are 24/7.

Using undercover video, the Ch. 5 news team in Boston, MA discovered Boston City Hall and the MA State House were not in compliance with fire codes. The issue -- missing and non-inspected fire extinguishers.

Having a full fire safety system -- starting with extinguishers is vital to life safety. The NH State House gets it and installed electronically monitored fire extinguishers to protect safety, history and lives.

Interesting post on Homeland Security Watch from Friday.  It seems that a test of RFID use in the the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program shows security holes at the data layer.

A very worth while read posted on Homeland Security Watch.

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In a bizarre story out of Denver, Safeway employee, Michael Julius Ford, spent the last 72 minutes of his life hunting co-workers and setting fires.  With the threat of being killed, other Safeway employees used extinguishers to put out the fires.

"Denver fire Lt. Phil Champagne said several fires that were set Sunday were in large rolls of paper and in between piles of bulk dry goods. The warehouse sprinkler system kicked on and put the flames out.

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DHS technologies take a step forward with the installation of Mine Safety's multi-sensor detection system. MSA makes a whole range of chemical detection equipment worth taking a look. From the article:

Bangkok - Fire extinguishers have become the latest lethal weapon in the militants’ arsenal in Thailand’s troubled deep South. On May 9, a mobile phone was used to detonate a fire extinguisher bomb exploded in Narathiwat, the ninth such device to be used there in recent weeks.