Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Bomb Threat Checklist

KEEP THE CALLER ON THE LINE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE!
IF YOU HAVE CALLER ID, WRITE DOWN THE CALLER'S PHONE NUMBER IMMEDIATELY!

 
EXACT TIME AND DATE OF CALL:____________________________________________________
 
EXACT WORDS OF CALLER:_________________________________________________________

Voice

Accent

Manner

Background Noise

Loud

Local Calm Factory Machines
High Pitched Foreign Rational Bedlam
Raspy Race Coherent Music
Intoxicated Not Local Deliberate Office Machines
Soft Region Righteous Mixed
Deep Angry Street Traffic
Pleasant Irrational Trains
Other

Speech

Incoherent Animals
Fast Emotional Quiet

Language

Distinct Laughing Voices
Excellent Stutter Airplanes
Fair Slurred

Familiarity With

Party Atmosphere
Foul Slow

Threatened Facility

Good Distorted Much
Poor Nasal Some
Other Lisp None
Other

Questions to Ask the Caller

  1. When is the bomb going to explode?            ___________________________________________________________

  2. Where is the bomb?                                          ___________________________________________________________
  3. What does it look like?                                    ___________________________________________________________
  4. What kind of bomb is it?                                 ___________________________________________________________
  5. What will cause it to explode?                        ___________________________________________________________
  6. Did you place the bomb?                                ___________________________________________________________
  7. Why did you place the bomb?                       ___________________________________________________________
  8. Where are you calling from?                           ___________________________________________________________
  9. What is your address?                                     ___________________________________________________________
  10. What is your name?                                        ___________________________________________________________
  11. OBSERVATIONS

  12. If voice is familiar, whom did it sound like?                       ___________________________________________________________
  13. Were there any background noises?                               ___________________________________________________________
  14. Telephone number call received at:                       ___________________________________________________________
  15. Person receiving call:                          ___________________________________________________________
  16. Any additional remarks:                                     ___________________________________________________________
  17.                                       ___________________________________________________________

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DIAL 911 IMMEDIATELY AND REPORT THREAT