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An 11:26 Call in Franklin: Paul D. Camp Evacuates in the Hampton Roads Threat Wave

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Paul D. Camp Community College in Franklin, Virginia, evacuated around noon on July 12, 2022, after the City of Franklin Emergency Communications Center received a call at approximately 11:26 a.m. reporting a bomb at the college. Franklin police, fire and EMS responded, and Virginia State Police brought explosive-detection K-9s. All facilities were deemed clear at approximately 2:04 p.m., part of a connected regional hoax.

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Paul D. Camp Community College
Community College · VA
~1,500 studentsPDCCC Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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PDCCC Alert: A bomb threat has been made against the college. Evacuate all buildings immediately and move to a safe distance. Do not return until police give the all-clear.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed wording; the exact PDCCC Alert text was not published, so this is marked unconfirmed. The 11:26 a.m. EDT call time is from reporting.
The threat came to the City of Franklin Emergency Communications Center, which then prompted the campus evacuation around noon.
ALL CLEARSMS+2h 38m
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PDCCC Alert: K-9 teams have searched all facilities and found no device. The college is cleared and the all-clear is in effect. Thank you for your cooperation.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed all-clear; the approximately 2:04 p.m. EDT clearance time is confirmed by reporting.
Virginia State Police explosive-detection dogs assisted the search of the campus.
Context

Background

Paul D. Camp Community College, a small rural two-year institution in Franklin, Virginia, was among the six Hampton Roads campuses threatened on July 12, 2022. The Suffolk News-Herald reported that the City of Franklin Emergency Communications Center received a call at approximately 11:26 a.m. EDT stating a bomb had been discovered at the college; Franklin police, fire and emergency services responded and Virginia State Police brought explosive-detection K-9s. WAVY reported all Camp facilities were deemed clear at approximately 2:04 p.m. EDT. 13News Now placed the threat within the same coordinated regional wave that hit Tidewater, Virginia Peninsula, Regent, Norfolk State, and Eastern Shore. The episode shows how even very small commuter campuses were swept into the 2022 multi-campus threat surge.
Analysis

Key Findings

The bomb-threat call reached Franklin's emergency communications center at approximately 11:26 a.m. EDT
Virginia State Police explosive-detection K-9s assisted the search; all facilities were cleared by approximately 2:04 p.m. EDT
The threat was part of the connected July 12, 2022 Hampton Roads multi-campus wave
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Bomb threat made against Camp Community College - Suffolk News-Herald
    suffolknewsherald.com
  2. News
    Bomb threat forces closures at Paul D. Camp Community College; all clear given - WAVY
    wavy.com
  3. News
    Police investigate bomb threats at Paul D. Camp Community College - 13News Now
    13newsnow.com
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bomb-threathoaxcommunity-collegevirginiahampton-roadsrural-campusemergency-notification
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion