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 _______________
CALLERS 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 ________________________________