Bomb Threat
If you receive a bomb threat by phone, listen carefully, and get as much information as possible from the caller. Write down everything that is said, including the exact time of the call.
- WHAT SHOULD YOU DO
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Keep the caller talking as long as possible and ask the following:
- Ask for the caller’s name.
- Why was the bomb planted?
- What does the bomb look like?
- What type of bomb is it?
- When will the bomb go off?
- Where is the bomb located?
- Listen for background noises; i.e., other voices, traffic, airplanes, trains, machinery, music.
- Determine any characteristics or identifiers for the caller, including their emotional state.
Call 911 immediately after finishing the call.
- Tell the dispatcher that you received a bomb threat and tell the dispatcher all of the information you were able to collect.
- Give the dispatcher your name, phone number, and location information.
- If safe to do so, stay in the area so that you can meet with the responding officer(s).
- WHAT WILL HAPPEN
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- The dispatcher will notify Muskingum University Police and any other emergency responders.
- Law enforcement and first responders will decide on an appropriate course of action, based on known information.
- After speaking with the person who took the call, University officials and emergency responders will decide what further action should be taken, including possible evacuation.
- The University will communicate immediate alerts and action steps via META.