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If you receive a suspicious letter package

What should you do?

 
1

Handle with care
Don't shake or bump

 
2

Isolate and look
for indicators

 
3

Don't Open, Smell
or Taste

 
4

Treat it as Suspect!
Call 911

 

Item - Letter Parcels

This is an image of letter parcels
Things to be aware of:

No Return Address

Possibly Mailed from a Foreign Country

Excessive Postage

Misspelled Words

Addressed to Title Only
or Incorrect Title

Badly typed or written

Item - Package Parcels

This is an image of a package parcel
Things to be aware of:

Protruding Wires

Lopsided or Uneven

Rigid or Bulky

Strange Odor

Wrong Title with Name

Oily Stains,

Discolorations, or Crystalization on Wrapper

Excessive Tape or String

If parcel is open and/or a threat is identified. . .
For a Bomb For Radiological For Biological or Chemical

Evacuate Immediately

Call 911 (Police)

Contact local FBI

Limit Exposure - Don’t Handle

Distance (Evacuate area)

Shield yourself from object

Call 911 (Police)

Contact local FBI

Isolate - Don’t Handle

Call 911 (Police)

Wash your hands with soap and warm water

Contact local FBI

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Police Department ____________________

Fire Department ______________________

Local FBI Office ______________________

(Ask for the Duty Agent, Special Agent Bomb Technician, or Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator)

GENERAL INFORMATION BULLETIN 2000-3

Produced by: Bomb Data Center

Weapons of Mass Destruction Operations Unit