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Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Military Equipment Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/07/28, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department Military Equipment - 13 with the target, the zinc slug disintegrates into a fine powder eliminating fragmentation. 2.Purpose: Used to defeat locking mechanisms on doors or gates when mechanical breaching is ineffective or not feasible due to environmental factors. 3.Authorized Use: Breaching shotguns and munitions shall only be utilized by trained members of the Department's SWAT Team and only with the approval of the Incident Commander, SWAT Commander, or their designee during tactical incidents or training exercises. 4.Lifespan: (a)Remmington Breaching Shotguns: 25 years (b)TKO 12-Gauge Breaching Rounds: 5 years 5.Fiscal Impact: Annual maintenance of shotguns, approximately $300 6.Training: All SWAT Team members deploying breaching shotguns and munitions shall receive initial training before utilizing them in the field. 7.Legal and Procedural Rules: The Department will only utilize breaching shotguns and munitions for official law enforcement purposes in accordance with State and Federal law. SWAT Procedure Manual (b)Explosive Breaching Capabilities: Resources capable of providing explosive breaching. 1.Description, cost, quantity, and capabilities: Currently the Department's SWAT Team trains with the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD)Bomb Squad, providing the Department's SWAT Team with an explosive breaching capability. All explosives and associated equipment are purchased and maintained by the OCSD Bomb Squad and their designated Bomb Technicians. 2.Purpose: To gain access/entry into hardened structures where manual breaching is not possible/practical due to the circumstances present at the critical incident. 3.Authorized Use: Explosive breaching shall only be authorized by the Incident Commander or SWAT Commander, in conjunction with OCSD Bomb Squad personnel. Additionally, explosive breaching shall only be utilized during critical incidents when all other breaching means have been exhausted or when other breaching means would likely result in a failure to gain access into the structure and the failure to gain access would likely result in the loss of a community member or officer's life. Additionally, the use of explosive breaching is authorized for training purposes. 4.Lifespan: Not applicable 5.Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact on the City or Department. 6.Training: The Department's SWAT Team members will train the deployment of explosive breaching with the OCSD Bomb Squad annually. City Council 10 – 57 8/19/2025