Bomb Threat
If you receive a bomb threat over the telephone, take these actions:
- Stay calm. Pay close attention to details.
- Take notes. Try to get the following information from the caller:
- Who are you?
- Why are you doing this?
- What time is the bomb set to explode?
- What does it look like?
- Who else have you told?
- What is your organization?
- Where has the bomb been placed?
- What type of bomb is it?
- Where are you calling from?
- Have a co-worker or another person dial 911 using another phone.
- Write information down as the caller says it and have co-worker relay information to the police.
- Try to keep the caller on the phone. Listen for any background noises, voice inflection or accents, and anything else that would help determine the origin of the call.
- Evacuate the building upon instruction from properly identified emergency personnel.