Breadcrumb Home About Emergencies Incidents A-Z Bomb Threats Bomb Threats Alert If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately. Bruin Safe OnlineUCLA Campus StatusPrepare Preparation Steps Review Bomb Threat procedures published by UCLA Office of Emergency Management. Respond Response Steps If you receive a bomb threat, respond immediately and do not assume it is a prank or jokeStay calm and try to get a colleague’s attention to listen in on the call with youTry to obtain information from the callerTake notes and pay close attention to detailsAsk questions (any order):What is your name?Where are you located? What is your address?When will it explode?Where is the bomb right now?What does it look like?What kind of bomb is it?Did you place the bomb?Who is the target?Why did you place it?Observe the caller’s:Speech patterns (accent, tone)Emotional state (angry, agitated, calm, etc.)Background noise (traffic, people talking and accents, music, and type, etc.)Age and genderWrite down other information:Date and time of the callHow threat was received (letter, note, telephone)Call 911 and submit your notes from the telephone call and/or the bomb threat noteFollow police instructionsDo not evacuate unless told to do so. Key ContactsUC Police Department (UCPD) & UCLA Fire:9-1-1Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S):(310) 825-9797Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM):(310) 825-2200Facilities Management (FM):(310) 825-9236
Alert If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately. Bruin Safe OnlineUCLA Campus StatusPrepare Preparation Steps Review Bomb Threat procedures published by UCLA Office of Emergency Management. Respond Response Steps If you receive a bomb threat, respond immediately and do not assume it is a prank or jokeStay calm and try to get a colleague’s attention to listen in on the call with youTry to obtain information from the callerTake notes and pay close attention to detailsAsk questions (any order):What is your name?Where are you located? What is your address?When will it explode?Where is the bomb right now?What does it look like?What kind of bomb is it?Did you place the bomb?Who is the target?Why did you place it?Observe the caller’s:Speech patterns (accent, tone)Emotional state (angry, agitated, calm, etc.)Background noise (traffic, people talking and accents, music, and type, etc.)Age and genderWrite down other information:Date and time of the callHow threat was received (letter, note, telephone)Call 911 and submit your notes from the telephone call and/or the bomb threat noteFollow police instructionsDo not evacuate unless told to do so. Key ContactsUC Police Department (UCPD) & UCLA Fire:9-1-1Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S):(310) 825-9797Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM):(310) 825-2200Facilities Management (FM):(310) 825-9236
