Bomb Threat Checklist

Note exact wording of the threat: _____________________

Date and time of the call: _____________________

Ask and record the answers to the following questions:

• When will the bomb explode? _____________________
• Where is the bomb? _____________________
• Which building is it in? _____________________
• Who is this? _____________________
• What kind of bomb is it? _____________________
• Why are you doing this? _____________________

Note the following:

1. Background noise:
   • Surroundings
     • office
     • construction
     • traffic
     • party
     • household
     • kitchen
     • factory
     • street
     • other: _____________________
   • Noises
     • PA system
     • music
     • machines
     • bells
     • static
     • siren
     • quiet
     • voices
     • laughter
     • animals
     • TV
   • Telephone Call
     • internal call
     • external call
     • phone booth
     • local
     • long distance
2. Caller's voice:
   • Voice Quality
     • normal
     • soft/quiet
     • loud
     • slow
     • rapid
     • squeaky/high
     • deep
     • whispering
     • shouting
     • broken
     • calm
     • excited
     • nasal
     • ragged
     • raspy
     • breathy
     • cracking
   • Caller is
     • male
     • female
     • adult
     • child
   • Demeanor
     • sincere
     • disguised
     • angry
     • stressed
     • irrational
     • crying
     • giggling
     • laughing
     • intoxicated
     • righteous
     • clears throat
   • Accent
     • accented
     • local accent
     • no accent
     • foreign: describe accent?
     • distorted
     • familiar? sounds like whom?
   • Language
     • uneducated
     • educated
     • distinct
     • slurred
     • stuttering
     • lisp
     • foreign language
     • foul
   • Message
     • spoken
     • taped
     • read