Bomb Threat

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