Bomb Threats

Retrofitting existing structure is discussed in Structural Design for Physical Security Slate of the Practice Report (ASCE Physical Security). Although the blast load is specifically related to external or internal bomb threats, the analysis technique and design approaches for hardening structures are similar in many ways. 

A. General response to terrorist threats (other than bomb threat and incident-specific threats)... 

Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and flip-flops, Sam Mazza looked dejected as he made his first court appearance. He was facing three years in prison for a crime he says was intended as a private joke. His spirits appeared to lift, however, when his attorney carefully laid out his case The search of every locker in the school was unconstitutional. When Mazza s principal ordered the search, he was in violation of the reasonable suspicion component of legal searches. Since the note about a bomb threat (Mazza contends it was a joke) was found during an illegal search, the case had to be dropped. Mazza sat taller in his seat and smiled at his parents when his attorney concluded his remarks. 

Due to recent national events, the Yardley City Government has introduced new bomb threat procedures for government buildings. This information is for department use only. 

If there is an actual bomb threat, carry out the following procedures First, evacuate the premises. Do not fall into fire drill routines remember, you are vacating to avoid injury stemming from premeditated violence. Leave the building immediately. Take nothing with you. Do not shut down electrical equipment. Keep movement to a minimum. If there are visitors or persons with special needs in the building, make certain they are evacuated. 

The passage as a whole suggests that during an actual bomb threat incident, the most important priority is to... 

If there is a bomb threat incident, and you have previously seen a visitor enter the building in a wheelchair, you should... 

Criminal use of expls in actual bombings or in bombing threats is a problem of international concern. A criminal bomb expln leaves few if any clues and If time-delayed the perpetrator can be far away from the scene of expln. Thus apprehension of this type of criminal is a most difficult and often futile task. Obviously, law enforcement agencies, and indeed society at large, would welcome viable means of reducing criminal bombings... 

Although criminal bombings are an international problem, this article is limited to consideration of the bombing threat in the USA and the use of tagged expls to control it... 

Annual bombings costs over the next 20 years are expected to stay constant if the tagging programs are not implemented. The constant annual direct costs of the projected bombing threat are expected to be 15 million dollars for property damage, 30 million dollars for bombing fatalities... 

The estimated indirect costs are expected to be (annually) 45 million dollars for bombing investigations and bomb disposal, 15 million dollars for the cost of evacuations and delays due to bombing threats, 10 million dollars for security guards employed because of bombings, 5 million dollars for judicial proceedings against... 

Step 2 Understand What Potential Terrorists Wish to Accomplish, and How They Operate. While there are would-be terrorists who are content to create nuisance events - hoax bomb threats for example - serious terrorists aim to cause major damage to people, property, and society, in four basic ways. 

Other conditions exist—for example, severe weather conditions or bomb threats... 

Each facility should have a written plan for the orderly evacuation of each building at a facility. The plan should establish the necessary procedures for fire emergencies, bomb threats, etc. Each employee... 

Fluorescent tape to rope off dangerous areas Bomb Threats... 

If you receive a bomb threat, get as much information from the caller as possible. Keep the caller on the line and record everything that is said. Notify the police and the building management. 

After you ve been notified of a bomb threat, do not touch any suspicious packages. Clear the area around the suspicious package and notify the police immediately. In evacuating a building, avoid standing in front of windows or other potentially hazardous areas. Do not restrict sidewalk or streets to be used by emergency officials. 

EMS, fire service, and law enforcement responders are dispatched to a report of an explosion at an abortion clinic on a Sunday morning. The clinic has been the target of numerous oi nized protests, picketing, death threats, and harassment of the staff. There have been bomb threat hoaxes, and after business hours shots have been fired into the empty clinic. The clinic is a stand-alone structure and is closed and unoccupied at this time. Upon arrival, responders note debris, dust, and glass in the street in front of the facility. A passing motorist reports he smelled the stench of Vomit as he drove by the clinic following the explosion. 

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