TELEPHONE BOMB THREAT CHECKLIST
INSTRUCTIONS: BE CALM, BE COURTEOUS. LISTEN. DO NOT INTERRUPT THE CALLER.
YOUR NAME: __________________________ TIME: _____________ DATE: ________________
CALLER'S IDENTITY SEX: Male _____ Female ____ Adult ____ Juvenile ____ APPROXIMATE AGE: _____
ORIGIN OF CALL: Local __________ Long Distance ___________ Telephone Booth __________
VOICE CHARACTERISTICS
SPEECH
LANGUAGE
___ Loud
___ Soft
___ Fast
___ Slow
___ Excellent
___ Good
___ High Pitch
___ Deep
___ Distinct
___ Distorted
___ Fair
___ Poor
___ Raspy
___ Pleasant
___ Stutter
___ Nasal
___ Foul
__________
___ Intoxicated
____________
___ Slurred
____________
Other
Other
Other
ACCENT
MANNER
BACKGROUND NOISES
___ Local
___ Not Local
___ Calm
___ Angry
___ Factory
___ Trains
___ Foreign
___ Region
___ Rational
___ Irrational
___ Machines
___ Animals
___ Race
___ Coherent
___ Incoherent
___ Music
___ Quiet
___ Deliberate
___ Emotional
___ Office
___ Voices
___ Righteous
___ Laughing
___ Machines
___ Airplanes
___ Street
___ Party
___ Traffic
___ Atmosphere
BOMB FACTS
PRETEND DIFFICULTY 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? ___________________
What kind of package?______________
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 or death.
Activate malicious call trace: Hang up phone and do not answer another line. Choose same
line and dial *57 (if your phone system has this capability). Listen for the confirmation
announcement and hang up.
Call Security at
__________
and relay information about call.
Did the caller appear familiar with plant or building (by his/her description of the bomb location)?
Write out the message in its entirety and any other comments on a separate sheet of paper and
attach to this checklist.
Notify your supervisor immediately.