The office of the Department of Public Safety
Quinn Administration Building
Plaza Level

Phone Numbers:
Campus phone call 911
c: 617-287-1212

Bomb Threats

 If you receive any type of bomb threat, notify UMass Boston Public Safety immediately by dialing 911 from campus phones or 617-287-1212 from cell phones.

If you receive a bomb threat by telephone:

• Remain calm and get as much information as possible from the caller.
• Try to write down the caller's exact words and the time of the call.
• Check to see if the caller's phone number or location is displayed on your phone.

Ask the caller:

• When is the bomb going to explode?
• Where is the bomb?
• What does it look like?
• What kind of bomb is it?
• What will cause it to explode?
• Did you place the bomb?
• Why?
• What is your name and address?

Make note of  details, such as:

• Caller's gender
• Approximate age
• Distinctive voice, pronunciation or accent, or speech patterns
• Tone of voice and attitude
• Background voices or noises or other clues as to caller location or identity

Reporting the threat:

• Call UMass Boston Public Safety immediately.
• Report the time, location, and content of the threat message, as well as your location and phone number.
• Answer the dispatcher's questions and do exactly what the dispatcher tells you to do (try to take written notes).
• Stay on the line until the 911 dispatcher terminates the phone call.
• Scan your area for suspicious objects. Do not touch or move any suspicious object.
• If you are told to evacuate the area, take your notes about the call with you.