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Bomb threat / suspicious package

CCMS-SEC-SOP-001 §10.2

You are not EOD. You do not become curious.

Call 911 now. Do not debate this.

Give location, problem, and send a runner to meet EMS at the watched entry.

Dial 911
  1. 1

    If it is a call: keep them talking, note exact words, background noise, caller ID. Do not transfer the call into the sanctuary sound system.

  2. 2

    If it is a package: do not touch, kick, or open. Isolate the area. Evacuate away from it, not past it.

  3. 3

    Radios and cell phones: follow local bomb-squad guidance. If you do not have it written, default to distance and a landline or a runner.

  4. 4

    Children's workers hold and account. Reunification is a named place, not a stampede to the bag.

Do not

  • Do not announce 'bomb' over the house speakers if a quieter, directed evacuation will move people without panic.

This field guide does not replace 911, a medical director, or licensed clinical judgment. It does not authorize anyone to practice beyond license and current training.

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