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Bomb Threat
If you receive a bomb threat:
- Remain calm.
- Call 9-1-1.
If the bomb threat is received via telephone:
- Keep the caller on the phone for as long as possible.
- Do not hang up, even if the caller does.
- Listen carefully. Be polite and show interest.
- If possible, pass a note or signal to someone nearby to help notify 9-1-1.
- If your phone has a display, copy the number and/or letters on the window display.
- Ask the caller the following questions:
- Where is the bomb located? (building, floor, room, etc.)
- When will it go off?
- What does it look like?
- What kind of bomb is it?
- What will make it explode?
- Did you place the bomb?
- Why?
- What is your name?
- Write down the exact words of the threat.
- Note any information about the caller.
- Where is the caller located? (background/level of noise)
- Estimated age.
- Is voice familiar? Is so, who does it sound like?
- Gender
- Background Sounds
- Threat Language (well-spoken, incoherent, recorded message, etc.)
- Immediately upon termination of call, DO NOT HANG UP, but from a different phone, call 9-1-1 immediately with information and await instructions.
Source:
UF Police Department (UFPD)
Resources:
UFPD – Bomb Threat Call Procedure/Checklist
Department of Homeland Security – Bomb Threat Guidance
Training:
Bomb Threat Guidelines for BECs
Version Date: February 2024