Which option represents the appropriate combined response to a bomb explosion involving both hazard assessment and medical response?

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When a bomb explosion requires both hazard assessment and medical care, you want a response that can manage scene safety and patient treatment in one coordinated effort. The fire department fits that role because they routinely handle hazardous materials situations and provide emergency medical services. They can quickly assess and control hazards, set up decontamination, establish a safe perimeter, and perform triage and immediate medical care or transport as needed. They also have the built-in ability to bring in specialized teams (like bomb squads or HazMat units) when required, but they remain the most efficient single agency to oversee both hazard assessment and medical response. The other options address only one aspect: a bomb squad focuses on the device, a HazMat team on hazardous materials, and tactical medics on medical care in high-risk operations, but none typically cover both broad hazard assessment and medical care as comprehensively as the fire department.