Telephone threat
- Remain calm
- Do not hang up; keep the caller on the line as long as possible, and listen carefully
- Discreetly try and signal someone near you to dial 9 1 1 and leave the line open to allow dispatcher to listen to the conversation
- Obtain as much information as possible – take notes – ask:
- When is the bomb going to explode?
- Where is the bomb right now?
- What kind of bomb is it?
- What does it look like?
- What will cause it to explode?
- Why did you place the bomb?
- What is your name?
- Also note information about the call and caller. For example:
- Identity: male, female, age range
- Voice: loud, soft, high-pitched, deep, raspy, hoarse, nasal, pleasant
- Background noise: office, factory, street, traffic, trains, airplane, animals, party, music
- Speech: accented, deliberate, fast, slow, lisp, slang, taped / recorded, stuttered, slurred
- Manner: calm, angry, rational, irrational, coherent, incoherent
- Time of call
- Exact words
- Phone number (caller ID)
- Any other pertinent information
- Please contact Campus Security at your campus
Written threat
- Call 9 1 1 immediately and state:
- Your location
- All of the information noted from the written threat
- Stay on the phone until released by dispatcher
- DO NOT touch or move the letter so it is not altered or destroyed
- Keep others from handling or going near it
- Uttering a Bomb Threat is a crime and the evidence must be protected
- Please contact Campus Security at your campus