This is what it looked like on Saturday when San Francisco held a dress rehearsal for disaster in the Financial District. Hundreds of people were on the scene. They came from an alphabet soup of local, state, and federal agencies, such as SFFD, SFPD, FEMA, FBI, the Army, etc.
A decontamination tent near the 555 California building. Click to expand
Details are a little sketchy, but the San Francisco Bomb Squad has just picked up a “package” and is taking it on a slow tour through Golden Gate Park. [UPDATE: The whole affair ended "peacefully" per KGO-TV]
Why the scenic route? So if it goes kaboom, it won’t hurt you all.
This was the scene at 6:30 PM, near the de Young Museum. Click to expand:
The starting location on Carl between Frederick and Williard:
Sarge in the front, mortar in the back:
The sticker on the red metal bucket says: “I HEART EXPLOSIVES.” (Don’t we all.) From a couple hundred feet away:
A bald eagle, sticks of dynamite and the Golden Gate Bridge:
Keep up the good work, San Francisco Bomb Squad!