Bomb Threat

Prepare

• Review Bomb Threat procedures.

Respond

• If you receive a bomb threat, respond immediately and do not assume it is a prank or joke
• Stay calm and try to get a colleague’s attention to listen in on the call with you
• Try to obtain information from the caller
• Take notes and pay close attention to details
• Ask questions (any order):
  • What is your name?
  • Where are you located? What is your address?
  • When will it explode?
  • Where is the bomb right now?
  • What does it look like?
  • What kind of bomb is it?
  • Did you place the bomb?
  • Who is the target?
  • Why did you place it?
• Observe the caller’s:
  • Speech patterns (accent, tone)
  • Emotional state (angry, agitated, calm, etc.)
  • Background noise (traffic, people talking and accents, music, and type, etc.)
  • Age and gender
• Write down other information:
  • Date and time of the call
  • How threat was received (letter, note, telephone)
  • Call 911 and submit your notes from the telephone call and/or the bomb threat note
  • Follow police instructions
  • Do not evacuate unless told to do so.