Telephone Bomb Threat Check List

Instructions: Be calm, be courteous, listen, do not interrupt the caller. If possible notify supervisor by prearranged signal while caller is on line.

Your Name _____________________ Time _______ Date _______________

 

CALLER’S IDENTITY

Sex: Male ___ Female ___ Adult ___ Juvenile ___ Approx. Age ______ Years

 

ORIGIN OF CALL

Local ___ Long Distance ___ Booth ___ Pax (from inside bldg) ___

 

 
Voice Characteristics Speech Language
___ Loud ___ Soft ___ Fast ___ Slow ___ Excellent
___ High Pitch ___ Deep ___ Distinct ___ Distorted ___ Fair
___ Raspy ___ Pleasant ___ Stutter ___ Nasal ___ Foul
___ Intoxicated ___ Other ___ Lisp ___ Other ___ Good
___ Poor
___ Other

 

 
Accent Manner Background Noises
___ Local ___ Calm ___ Angry ___ Factory Machines ___ Trains
___ Foreign ___ Rational ___ Irrational ___Bedlam ___ Animals
___ Race ___ Coherent ___ Incoherent ___ Music ___ Quiet
___ Not Local ___ Deliberate ___ Emotional ___ Office Machines ___ Voices
___ Region ___ Righteous ___ Laughing ___ Mixed ___ Airplanes
___ Street Traffic ___ Party Atmosphere

Bomb Facts

Pretend difficulty with hearing Keep caller talking If caller seems agreeable to further conversation, ask questions like:

When will it go off? _________________ Certain Hour __________ Time Remaining __________

Where is it located? _________________ Building ___________ Area ___________

What kind of bomb? __________________________

Where are you now? _______________________

How do you know so much about the bomb? __________________________________________________

What is your name and address? ___________________________________________________________

If building is occupied, inform caller that detonation could cause injury of death.

Did caller appear familiar with plant or building by his description of the bomb location? Write out the message in its entirety and other comments on a separate sheet of paper and attach to this checklist.

Action to take immediately after call…Notify:

1. Shift Superintendent  or Oak Ridge Office Center  ________________________________
576-1005 if you are in Federal Building Complex

2. Your Division Superintendent ________________________________

3. Your Immediate Supervisor ________________________________