Foreign mail, airmail and special delivery Restrictive markings such as confidential, personal, etc. Lopsided or uneven envelope Protruding wires or tinfoil Excessive securing material such as masking tape, string, etc. Bombs can be detonated by a variety of methods including the slightest touch. Immediately evacuate the location and notify the police from a neighbor's house or a business. Only conventional telephones should be used as cellular telephone transmissions have the potential to detonate a bomb.
Bomb threats represent a serious and deadly situation that can quickly turn tragic.
The destructive potential of even a small device must be seriously considered. Any citizen that receives a bomb threat over the phone should immediately evacuate the location and notify the police from a neighbor's house or a business. Only conventional telephones should be used, because cellular telephone transmissions have the potential to detonate a bomb. When a bomb threat is called in to you, attempt to keep the caller on the line as long as possible. Ask him to repeat the message and be sure to record every word spoken.