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

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