Environmental Health and Safety

Bomb Threats

Bombs or other threats of violence may be received by telephone, E-mail, or letter. If you receive a telephone threat, remain calm and obtain as much information as possible:

Date & Time of Call
Exact Wording of Threat
Description of Caller’s Voice
If voice was familiar, who did it sound like?
Background Sounds

Question to ask the caller:

What will the device do (explode? bioterror? etc.)
Where is the device?
What does it look like?
What kind of device/bomb is it?
Did YOU place the device?
Why?
Where are you calling from?
What is your address?
What is your name?

IMMEDIATELY notify Campus Police at 516-5155.

Provide as much information as you have received, specifically the location and time that the bomb is supposed to explode.
If the threat is made in writing, do not handle the letter or note any more than absolutely necessary.
Do not touch or move any unfamiliar objects, and wait for Campus Police to arrive on the scene.
The Senior Police Officer/Incident Commander will determine if an evacuation or shelter-in-place response is warranted.
Do not spread unconfirmed threats or needless paranoia
The Chancellor or his/her designee will make all decisions regarding work and class scheduling.

Environmental Health and Safety

Bomb Threats

Question to ask the caller:

IMMEDIATELY notify Campus Police at 516-5155.

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