If you see something you believe to be a bomb, or if you receive a bomb threat, please follow the steps below.

What to Do:

• Do not touch the suspicious item.
• Move away from the area of the suspicious item.
• After you are safe, call the Department of Public Safety at 911 or activate a blue light phone tower to report the suspicious item.
• If you are not able to evacuate, seek shelter inside of a building away from windows and exterior walls.
• Do NOT activate the building alarm system to evacuate.
• Take no other action unless directed by emergency responders.

If you receive a bomb threat by phone, you should do the following:

• Remain calm.
• Keep the caller on the phone as long as possible.
• Obtain as much information as possible from the caller. Try to ask the following questions:
  • When is the bomb going to explode?
  • Where is it right now?
  • What does it look like?
  • What kind of bomb is it?
  • What will cause it to explode?
  • Did you place the bomb?
• Also try to remember:
  • Woman or man’s voice.
  • Approximate age.
  • Accent.
  • Tone of voice.
  • Background noise or other identifiable comments or sounds.
• If possible, write a note to a colleague to call the Department of Public Safety while you are on the call or notify them yourself via email or immediately following the call.