What the heck is an Explosive Disposal area?

Question

So we're on our way to Cape San Blas, FL and are driving along the Tyndall Parkway. We pass Tyndall Air Force Base then look to our right and there is and explosive disposal area. We thought this was quite amusing, imagining unsuspecting deer wondering through then *BOOM*. Well really that's mean, but at the time it was funny.

Anyway. What goes on in this area? It was right next to the road.

Answer 1

It is an area usually extremal large the one in Australia is 5 km x 10 Km and it is the area where we dispose of Derelict and time expired damaged and defected explosive ordinance.

It is also used to train personnel in IED and Bomb disposal we would for example build a car bomb and blow it up to show trainees what could happen and we train them in correct responses in dealing with them.

The reason the Site is so large is because an area is only used once until it has been cleared of any Debris from previous demolition to Reduce Shrapnel and any explosives not destroyed so we start at one with all our task and work our way down usually the same the same crew that do the demolition do the clean upand the fenc near the road will be about 500 Mtrs from inner fence

Answer 2

It is an area, sometimes a reinforced bunker or a special built bomb blast unit that is used to stop the expansion of the explosion.  

Old munitions are disposed of in this area to keep them from exploding in correctly.

Answer 3

my home when my wife is gone for a few days

Answer 4

It's an area where people send in munitions they found maybe in their backyard or was "misplaced" under their car, and professionals diffuse or "but usualy" blow it up like the one sometimes on mythbusters. It's weird though because usualy they are iscolated and not close to a road

Answer 5

Yes it's where the military blows up munitions.  As to it being right next to the road the compound you went by is probably larger then you think it was.  Their are many regulations they have to follow to guarantee there is enough distance between the detonation site and any inhabitated buildings and public roads.