Bomb Threat Checklist – via Telephone
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Remain calm, be courteous, listen to, and do not interrupt the caller
Write down the:
o Exact Date and Time of Call
o Extension that call came in on
o If possible, the exact words of caller and threat
Get attention of another person - give them a note to call Pace Security, Bomb Threat
If your phone has caller ID display, Record number of incoming call
Do not hang up the phone. Leave line open
Try to keep the caller on the phone and talking by asking the following questions:
o When will it explode? At what time?
o Where is it located? What floor? Room?
o What does it look like
o What kind of Bomb is it?
o What will cause it to explode?
o Why are you doing this?
o What is your name?
o ID you place the bomb?
Description of Caller (check all that apply):
Sex: ☐Male ☐ Female ☐Unknown
Approximate Age:
Voice:
☐ Clean
☐ Distorted
☐ Loud
☐ Muffled
☐ Nasal
☐ Pitch - High
☐ Pitch - Med
☐ Pitch – Low
☐ Pleasant
☐ Raspy
☐ Smooth
☐ Soft
☐ Squeaky
☐ Unclear
☐ Other
Speech:
☐ Accented – If accented, please describe:
☐ Deliberate
☐ Distinct
☐ Fast
☐ Hesitant
☐ Lisp
☐ Slow
☐ Slurred
☐ Stuttered
Language:
☐ Educated
☐ Foreign – If foreign, please describe:
☐ Foul
☐ Intelligent
☐ Irrational
☐ Rational
☐ Slang
☐ Uneducated
☐ Unintelligible
Behavior:
☐ Agitated
☐ Angry
☐ Blaming
☐ Calm
☐ Fearful
☐ Laughing
☐ Nervous
☐ Righteous
☐ Other – Please describe:
Background Noises:
☐ Airport
☐ Animals
☐ Baby
☐ Birds
☐ General Noise
☐ Guns Firing
☐ Gymnasium
☐ Machinery
☐ Music
☐ Party
☐ Quiet
☐ Restaurant
☐ Talking
☐ Tavern/Bar
☐ Television