Yes we participate in regional teams in all the areas we cover. If there are not other teams around we then will cover that area as the primary EOD team.

As for there being a fix....not so much.

We conducted the assessment and the paperwork was sent to Tallahassee to be scored and then to personnel who advised who we were to do background investigations on. There was a long delay due to an applicant with military preference and how to properly handle this...

If any of the applicants reached out to the current EOD techs for guidance or to ask questions prior to the assessments they were not turned away.

In our agency none of the EOD techs are full time and there are few if any other agencies that are full time. Miami Dade PD is full time and they might be the only ones in our state that are. FDLE Capital police in Tallahassee also have full time EOD techs.