Bomb Inside/Outside Building

Inside the Building

The internal bomb attack is most often experienced as a terrorist hoax or a prank. However the potential damage, injury and loss of life could be severe. So the contingency plan in this case must cover both the handling of a threat call and the discovery of a suspicious item, and should involve:

• Immediate notification to the police of any threat.
• Pre-set plans for reacting to the threat call.
• Pre-set, easily displayed and practiced plans for evacuating to a place of safety.
• Pre-set and practiced means of communicating evacuation plans to visitors.
• Means for securing the site against entry until the police have allowed access again.

Outside the Building

The car or truck bomb represents an extreme form of terrorist attack, designed to cause maximum economic damage, both short and long term. The risk of large numbers of casualties and deaths is great because of the large scale structural damage that invariably results. Generally, vehicle-borne bombs consist of military-grade or homemade explosives in large quantity, and involve a high degree of pre-planning, commitment and expertise. They may or may not be accompanied by threat calls. It is important to be able to deal with the disruption caused by terrorist hoaxes or pranksters as well as with the incident itself.