When receiving a bomb threat, please follow the following procedures
- Remain calm and stay on the line with the caller. Take as much information as possible from the caller. See the helpful guide below.
- While you are on the call, attempt to have another person call 911 from a campus extension or a cell phone. Give the officer your name, location, telephone number, and the information you obtained from the caller, if possible.
- When the caller hangs up, call 911 from a campus extension or a cell phone. Give the officer your name, location, telephone number, and the information you obtained from the caller.
- Do not hang up until told to do so.
- Inform your supervisor or hall director as soon as possible. If possible, get their attention while still on the line.
- Inform the campus safety manager at ext. 2292 from any campus phone, call 417- 448-1448, or call campus security personnel at ext. 2222 from any campus phone.
- Report any suspicious object to campus security personnel or other emergency personnel. Do not touch or move it. Follow all instructions given by emergency personnel. Do not re-enter any evacuated area until authorized to do so.
- Submit the bomb threat information gathered to police/campus security as soon as possible.