BOMB THREAT

1. Bomb threats usually occur by telephone. Try to keep the caller on the telephone line as long as possible.

2. The person receiving a bomb threat call should remain calm and attempt to obtain as much information as possible from the caller by using the checklist that follows.

3. Immediately report all bomb threats to the ECU Police Department at 911 on the Main Campus, 744-2246 on the Health Sciences Campus, giving your name, location, and telephone number. Inform the officer of the situation, including any information you may have as to the location of the bomb, the time it is set to explode, and the time when you received the call.

4. Inform your supervisor and/or department head.

5. Local supervisors and/or campus authorities will be responsible for building evacuation.

6. If you should spot a suspicious object, package, etc., report it to the ECU Police Department, but under no circumstances should you touch it, tamper with it, or move it in any way.

7. If instructed to evacuate, exit the building immediately and report to the designated evacuation site for the building. If inclement weather conditions exist, you may move to another building a safe distance away. Do not reenter the building until you are instructed that it is safe to do so by ECU Police.

Note: In case of any harassing or threatening phone call, use the checklist that follows to describe the call to police. All threats should be reported to ECU Police at 911 on the Main Campus, 744-2246 on the Health Sciences Campus.