Receiving a Bomb Threat
Follow the guidelines below when a bomb threat is received:
- EVERY THREAT RECEIVED MUST BE REGARDED SERIOUSLY
- Stay calm and signal a fellow employee to pick-up another extension to listen
- Note the time of the call
- Keep callers on the phone as long as possible and make a written record of every word spoken
- Listen for background noises
- Pay close attention to caller’s voice trying to provide as much information as possible as to his/her identity
- Ask for the location of the bomb(s)
- Inform caller that building is occupied, and the detonation of a bomb could result in death or serious injury to many innocent people
- Fill out the Bomb Threat Form recording as much information as possible
- Notify your department manager/supervisor who will notify 911 and then Management at 203-422-6700