Bomb Threats

Remain calm. Use the telephone checklist below to record information concerning the bomb threat. Have this list ready for the authorities when they arrive. Anyone receiving or discovering a bomb threat or emergency should immediately call CSB Campus Security at 320-363-5000 or SJU Life Safety at 320-363-2144.

DO NOT EVACUATE THE BUILDINGS UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY SECURITY or LIFE SAFETY.

If a bomb threat is received by phone, ask:

1. Where is the bomb located?
2. When is the bomb going to explode?
3. What kind of bomb is it?
4. What does it look like?
5. Why did you place the bomb?

What will happen next?

• A building search is made by appropriate persons.
• The Security and/or Life Safety personnel will contact and interview the person who received the bomb threat.
• An evacuation may take place.
• When authorized, the “All Clear” will be given by Security or Life Safety.

Record the following information for campus security and police:

1. Time of call
2. Date of call
3. Exact words the caller used
4. Exact words of person
5. Speech pattern, accent
6. Background noises and description (music, people talking, cars or trucks, airplanes,
7. children or babies, machine noise, typing, etc.)

If a suspicious object is discovered, the employee should:

• NOT attempt to touch or move the object.
• Evacuate immediate area only.
• Notify CSB Campus Security at 320-363-5000 or SJU Life Safety at 320-363-2144.
• Await further instructions.