Bomb Threat / Suspicious Package
Bomb Threat
IF YOU RECEIVE A BOMB THREAT:
- Remain calm and do not panic others.
- Follow directions below pertaining to how the threat was received.
- Notify SCSU Public Safety (308-3333).
- Call 911
- Have the threat-related information available to answer the dispatcher’s questions.
- What to tell them:
- Tell them your name speak slowly and spell your last name)
- Tell them your location:
- St. Cloud State University
- Building name and/or location
- Identify the emergency
- Bomb threat
- How it was received
- Request officer response (specific location to which to respond).
- Provide call back number (hard phone or cellular phone).
- Do NOT discuss with others unless directed to do so by authorities.
BOMB THREAT BY TELEPHONE:
- Remain calm and listen to the caller carefully.
- Complete the bomb threat checklist (on the back of this page) or take notes.
- Do not interrupt the caller except to obtain information about the bomb.
- DO NOT hang up your phone after the threatening caller has ended the call. The call may be able to be traced by your NOT hanging up the call.
- Use a different phone to notify authorities (SCSU Public Safety: 308-3333).
Suspicious Package/Circumstances
YOU SHOULD:
- Notify SCSU Public Safety (308-3333).
- Do NOT touch, move or open a suspicious item.
- Do NOT alarm others or cause panic – do not discuss with others unless directed to do so.
- Do NOT initiate fire alarm unless authorized to do so (Some explosive devices are sound sensitive and can be detonated by loud noise).