BOMB THREAT TELEPHONE CHECKLIST

Instructions: Be Calm. Be Courteous. Listen, and do not interrupt the caller. While the caller is on the line, notify supervisor by pre-arranged signal.

NAME OF PERSON RECEIVING CALL: ___________________________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER CALL RECEIVED ON:  __________________________________________________________

TIME and DATE:  _____________________________________________________________________________

CALLER DATA (Check all boxes that apply)

Sex:   [ ] Male      [ ] Female       [ ] Adult       [ ] Juvenile        Approximate age: ______

Call Origin:   [ ] Local      [ ] Long Distance      [ ] Booth       [ ] Internal

VOICE CHARACTERISTICS

[ ] Loud     [ ] Soft     [ ] Deep     [ ] High Pitch     [ ] Intoxicated     [ ] Other

SPEECH

[ ] Fast     [ ] Slow     [ ] Distinct     [ ] Distorted     [ ] Slurred     [ ] Lisp     [ ] Other

LANGUAGE

[ ] Excellent     [ ] Good     [ ] Fair     [ ] Poor     [ ] Foul     [ ] Other: ______________________________________

ACCENT

[ ] Local     [ ] Foreign     [ ] Regional: _______________________________________________________________

MANNER

[ ] Calm     [ ] Angry     [ ] Rational     [ ] Irrational     [ ] Coherent     [ ] Incoherent    

[ ] Deliberate     [ ] Emotional     [ ] Righteous     [ ] Laughing     [ ] Party

BACKGROUND NOISES

[ ] Machines     [ ] Trolley/Train     [ ] Confusion     [ ] Animals     [ ] Music     [ ] Quiet    

[ ] Office     [ ] Voices     [ ] Mixed     [ ] Airplanes     [ ] Buses/Cars/Trucks

GENERAL PROCEDURES:

1. Pretend difficulty with hearing.

2. Keep caller talking if possible.

3. Ask questions:

   1. When will it go off?  Hour:________ Time Remaining: ______________________

   2. What does it look like:  ______________________________________________

   3. Where is it located? Building:  __________________ Area:  ___________________

   4. What kind of bomb is it?  ________________________

   5. Where are you now?  ______________________________________

   6. How do you know so much about this bomb?  _______________________________

   7. What is your name and address?  ___________________________________________

4. Was the caller familiar with the bomb location? Write out the message in its entirety along with any other comments on the back of this form.