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            •   Raise your hands and drop your knees obeying any commands from responding         Ask Questions Such As:
               law enforcement                                                                    •   When is the bomb going to explode?
            •   Provide first aid to injured victims                                              •   Where is the bomb right now?
                                                                                                  •   What kind of bomb is it?
                       Emergency Procedures: SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY                                  •   What does it look like?
                                                                                                  •   What will cause it to explode?
        General Tips                                                                              •   Why did you place the bomb?
        •   Remain calm                                                                           •   What’s your name?
        •   DO NOT let anyone into a locked room or building without proper authority
        •   DO NOT engage in a physical confrontation with the person                             Take Notes About the Call, Such As:
        •   DO NOT block the person’s exit                                                        •   Identity: male/female and age
                                                                                                  •   Voice: loud, soft, high-pitched, deep, raspy, hoarse, nasal, pleasant
        Signs of Suspicious Activity                                                              •   Background Noise: office, factory, street, traffic, train, airplane, animals, party,
        •   Anything out of the ordinary                                                              music
        •   A person(s) running or leaving quickly - as if he/she were being watched or chased    •   Speech: accented, deliberate, fast slow, lisp, slang, taped/recorded, stuttered,
        •   A person(s) hauling property - lab equipment, laptops, books, bikes - at an unusual       slurred
            time or location                                                                      •   Manner: calm, angry, rational, irrational, coherent, incoherent
        •   A person(s) going door to door in a residence hall or office                          •   Time of call
        •   a person(s) pulling on multiple doorknobs or trying to open residence hall/office     •   Exact words
            doors                                                                                 •   Phone Number: Check caller ID if available
        •   A person(s) pulling on car handles or looking into multiple vehicles                  •   Any other pertinent information
        •   A person(s) forcibly entering a locked vehicle or door                                                                                                       Handbook  Student
        •   Car or person(s) repeatedly circling an area                                          Call, or have someone else call, SUSCC Police or 911
        •   A person(s) being forced into a vehicle                                               State your location and report the information you noted. If you are unable to speak
        •   Strange noises - arguing, yelling, gunshot, etc.                                      to the police dispatcher, call 911 and leave the line open to allow the dispatcher to
        •   A person(s) who photographs, videotapes, sketches or asks detailed questions about    listen in on the conversation
            power plants, buildings, bridges, hospitals, utility infrastructure, etc.
        •   A person(s) who doesn’t belong attempting to gain or gaining access to a restricted   WRITTEN THREAT
            area                                                                               •   Call SUSCC Police or 911 (depending on the situation)
                                                                                                  •   State your location and report the information in the written threat
            Call SUSCC Police or 911 (depending on the situation) and tell the dispatcher:        •   Stay on the phone until released by the dispatcher
            •   Your location                                                                  •   Don’t touch or move the letter; it should NOT be altered or destroyed
            •   Person’s behavior                                                              •   Preserve the scene for SUSCC Police
            •   Person’s physical description                                                  •   Prevent others from handling or going near the letter
            •   Person’s location and direction of travel
            •   What you saw                                                                                Emergency Procedures: A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE
            •   Where and when it happened
            •   Stay on the phone until released by the dispatcher.                            Consider the specific circumstances when evaluating the following signs. The presence of
                                                                                               one characteristic may not necessarily mean a package is dangerous, but if in doubt, call
                          Emergency Procedures: BOMB THREAT                                    SUSCC Police.

        TELEPHONE THREAT                                                                       General Tips
        •   Remain calm                                                                        •   Remain calm
        •   Do not hang up; keep the caller on the line as long as possible and listen carefully  •   Stay away from the package
        •   Obtain as much information as possible                                             •   DO NOT allow anyone to handle or go near the package
        •   Use the bomb threat checklist
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