Emergency Procedures

Bomb Threats and Searches

Anyone receiving a bomb threat or discovering a bomb should immediately call 911. Once you get to a safe location, call Security at (801) 869-3222.

Keep a copy of the Telephone Bomb Threat Checklist next to your telephone receptionist’s desk.

If a bomb threat is received by telephone:

• Try to keep the caller on the telephone as long as possible.
• Use the Tenant Bomb Threat Checklist found in the Forms section of this handbook.
• Ask as many questions as possible.
• Write down as many details as possible about the call

If a suspicious package is discovered or received by mail:

• Do not handle the letter, envelope, backpack, or package.
• Call 911.
• Notify the Tenant/Floor Captain or Security.
• Evacuate the immediate area while following the Bomb Evacuation/Search Procedures (below)

Bomb Evacuation/Search Procedures

The safest method for handling a bomb threat is to institute a visual search of your area immediately after the receipt of a threat. Evacuation will begin after building personnel search the evacuation routes in order to assure a safe passage of occupants from the building.

While you are waiting for the evacuation order, you should conduct a visual search of the area around you. You are only looking for something that shouldn’t be there, and if something is found, move away from the area and report the location of the suspicious object to the Tenant/Floor Captain. Continue to keep a look out for other suspicious objects.

As soon as the announcement is made that the evacuation routes have been searched and it is safe to evacuate, follow the General Evacuation Procedures.

What to look for in a visual bomb search:

Explosives can be packaged in a variety of containers. Most likely it would be camouflaged. The container is likely to be a common article such as a box, grocery bag, athletic bag, airline bag, suitcase, briefcase, etc.

Look for the unusual or something that appears to be out of place. Anything that does not belong, or its presence cannot be adequately explained is a suspicious object and should be reported to the Tenant/Floor Captain.

If you locate a suspicious package:

• DO NOT TOUCH THE OBJECT!
• Notify people in the immediate area to move away
• Obtain a description of the object: size, color, markings, etc.
• Determine the location of the object: floor, room location and location within the room.
• Report immediately to the Tenant/Floor Captain and await further instructions.

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