Bomb Threat
- Utilize the BOMB THREAT Checklist on the following page when receiving the call. This checklist should be with each telephone receptionist or operator.
- Call the Irving Police Department. (From an outside line)
- Dial 911
- State “I have received a bomb threat.”
- Give your name.
- Give your company name.
- Give building name.
- Give building address.
- Give floor and suite number.
- Give name of person who received the call if it was not you
Click here to download a Bomb Threat Checklist
- Call Security (From an outside line)
Dial (972) 869-5911
- Notify your employer (supervisor).
- Be aware of the following:
- THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED THE BOMB THREAT MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TALK WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORI-TIES.
- Security Command Center will notify other tenants in the building. This is not your function and would only add unnecessary confusion.
- Make the bomb threat check list available to the authorities.
- You can be of great assistance by carefully following the steps above.
- The authorities may determine that there is time to conduct a search. If so, remain calm and assign a floor warden or trained employee to search your area to determine if any strange objects are present.
DO NOT TOUCH SUSPICIOUS OBJECTS IF FOUND
- Report to the Police Department and Building Security the results of your search.
- The local authorities will determine if a partial or total building evacuation is necessary.
- When evacuation is necessary, follow the Evacuation Procedures in this manual or communicated via the public address system.
NOTE: Some office telephone systems offer a “record” feature on the deskset. If your system is equipped with this valuable feature, ensure your employees are familiar with it and are trained to activate the “record” feature when a bomb threat is in progress. Local authorities can review this recording as evidence.
Click here to download a Bomb Threat Checklist
- When a building evacuation is determined necessary by the Police Department, the Security Command Center will make an announcement over the public address system. Follow the Evacuation Procedures in this manual.
- An “All Clear” signal will be given when the Police Department has authorized the Security Department to allow re-entry into the building.
- The “All Clear” signal is four tones up on the scale and four tones down, and will be made via the public address system.
