Bomb Threat Training

Presented by Ken Lucas

University of Miami

Department of Public Safety

Reasons For Bomb Threats

1. Destroying Property (not to harm people) there is a bomb in the facility

2. Disruption of Daily Functions / Inconvenience (there usually is no bomb)

Threat Response Team

The team should include 4-5 key personnel within your department

Develop a telephone tree to advise other departments in the building of the threat

Bomb Threat Procedures Use your “Bomb Threat Phone Call Checklist”

when you receive a threat by phone The team contacts Public Safety and ensures

that all employees/students evacuate the building and go to your designated evacuation area.

The team meets at a designated command post outside the building

Forms of Threats

LettersE-MailTelephone CallsSuspicious Packages

Defining A Suspicious Package No return address Excessive postage Restrictive Markings (personal, confidential) Possibly mailed from a foreign country Protruding wires Excessive Tape Address misspelled or address to title only Address poorly typed or handwritten Oily stains or discoloration on paper Lopsided, uneven bulky packing

Evacuation

Check surrounding area to verify if anything is out of place or suspicious

Make sure the building is empty After evacuation the Threat Response Team, first

contact person, and any employees who noted suspicious objects should meet at the designated command post to wait for Public Safety personnel.

Plan Review

1. Notify a supervisor/call Public Safety at 8-6666 immediately!

2. Threat Response Team coordinates evacuation. 3. Start telephone tree 4. Check area for suspicious activity/items 5. Team members assemble at command post

with first contact person 6. All other employees proceed to evacuation area

University of Miami Department of Public Safety

5665 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Ste. 115Flipse Bldg. (Loc. 0710)

(305) 284-6666

www.miami.edu/public-safety/