Bomb Threats / Suspicious Packages
If you receive a threatening call:- Ascertain as much information from the caller as possible. Use the checklist provided to assist you in recording information obtained from a telephone bomb threat.
- Notify University Police at extension 5-2677 immediately.
- Notify your supervisor.
- Do NOT activate the building alarm system to evacuate.
How to recognize a suspicious parcel:
A letter or parcel that is unexpected or unknown with any of the following characteristics:
- Foreign mail, air mail, and special delivery.
- Restrictive markings such as Confidential or Personal, etc.
- Excessive postage.
- Handwritten or poorly typed address.
- Incorrect titles.
- Titles but no names.
- Misspellings of common words.
- Oily stains or discolorations.
- No return address.
- Excessive weight.
- Rigid envelop.
- Lopsided or uneven envelope.
- Protruding wires or tin foil.
- Excessive securing materials such as masking tape or string.
- Visual distractions.
What to do with suspicious parcels. . .
- Contact University Police at 585-2677.
- Move people in the immediate area away, but do NOT activate the fire alarm system.
- Do NOT move or open the package.
- Do NOT investigate too closely.
- Do NOT cover or insulate the package.
If you are asked to evacuate. . .
- Check your work area for unfamiliar items.
Do NOT touch suspicious items; report them to Police or other campus authorities on the scene. - Take personal belongings with you, such as keys, bags, etc.
- Leave doors and windows open; Do NOT turn light switches on or off.
- Do NOT make cell phone calls.
- Use stairs only; Do NOT use elevators.
- Move well away from the building.
- Do NOT reenter until authorization to do so is issued by University Police.
Department/building personnel may be asked to assist University Police with a building search in order to identify unfamiliar items.
The department /building response team will likely be assigned this responsibility.