Emergency Guidelines for the Campus Community

Bomb Threat

If you receive a threatening call:

• Ascertain as much information from the caller as possible. Use the checklist provided below to assist you in recording information obtained from a telephone bomb threat.
• Notify Public Safety at 911 immediately.
• Notify your supervisor.
• Do NOT activate the building alarm system to evacuate. 

ATF Bomb Threat Checklist

Exact time of call:  ________________________________

Exact words of caller:  _____________________________
 

QUESTIONS TO ASK 

    1.When is bomb going to explode?

    2.Where is the bomb?

    3.What does it look like?

    4.What kind of bomb is it?

    5.What will cause it to explode?

    6.Did you place the bomb?

    7.Why?

    8.Where are you calling from?

    9.What is your address?

   10.What is your name?

CALLER'S VOICE (circle)

Calm	Slow	Crying	Slurred
Stutter	Deep	Loud	Broken
Giggling	Accent	Angry	Rapid
Stressed	Nasal	Lisp	Excited
Diguised	Sincere	Squeaky	Normal

If the voice is familiar, whom did it sound like? 

Were there any background noises? 

Remarks: 

Person receiving call: 

Telephone number call received at: 

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