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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.