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White
House Homeland Security Advisory System
The
Nation requires a Homeland Security Advisory System to provide a comprehensive
and effective means to disseminate information regarding the risk
of terrorist acts to Federal, State, and local authorities and to
the American people. http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland
Severe (Red) | High
(Orange) | Elevated (Yellow)
| Guarded (Blue) |
or Low (Green).
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Factors
for Assignment
of "Current Alert Status"
Threat Conditions
Homeland Security Advisory
System provides warnings in the form of a set of graduated "Threat
Conditions" that would increase as the risk of the threat increases.
At each Threat Condition, Federal
departments and agencies would implement a corresponding set of
"Protective Measures" to further reduce vulnerability
or increase response capability during a period of heightened alert.
This system is intended to create
a common vocabulary, context, and structure for an ongoing national
discussion about the nature of the threats that confront the homeland
and the appropriate measures that should be taken in response.
It seeks to inform and facilitate
decisions appropriate to different levels of government and to inform
private citizens at home and at work what's the current "Threat
Condition" status.
Homeland Security Newsletter
www.homelandsecurity.org/newsletter
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Current
Threat Condition
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The
Security Advisory
System "Threat Condition" Categories are:
Severe (Red),
High (Orange),
Elevated (Yellow),
Guarded (Blue) or
Low (Green).
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Security
Advisory System
Severe Risk of Terrorism
(Red) |
Severe
risk of terrorist attacks. In addition to the previously
outlined Protective Measures, the following may be
applied:
- Assigning
emergency response personnel and pre-positioning
specially
trained teams;
- Monitoring,
redirecting or constraining transportation systems;
- Closing
public and government facilities; and
- Increasing
or redirecting personnel to address critical emergency
needs.
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Security
Advisory System
High Risk of Terrorism
(Orange) |
High
risk of terrorist attacks. In addition to the previously
outlined Protective Measures, the following may be
applied:
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Coordinating necessary security efforts with armed
forces or law
enforcement agencies;
- Taking
additional precaution at public events;
- Preparing
to work at an alternate site or with a dispersed
workforce; and
- Restricting
access to essential personnel only.
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Security
Advisory System
Elevated Risk of Terrorism
(Yellow) |
Significant
risk of terrorist attacks. In addition to the previously outlined
Protective Measures, the following may be applied:
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Increasing surveillance of critical locations;
- Coordinating
emergency plans with nearby jurisdictions;
- Assessing
further refinement of Protective Measures within
the context of the current threat information; and
- Implementing,
as appropriate, contingency and emergency response plans.
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Security
Advisory System
Guarded Risk of Terrorism
(Blue) |
General
risk of terrorist attack. In addition to the previously outlined Protective
Measures, the following may be applied:
- Checking
communications with designated emergency response
or command locations;
- Reviewing
and updating emergency response procedures; and
- Providing
the public with necessary information.
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Security
Advisory System
Low Risk of Terrorism
(Green) |
Low
risk of terrorist attacks. The following Protective Measures may
be applied:
- Refining
and exercising preplanned Protective Measures;
- Ensuring
personnel receive training on HSAS, departmental,
or agency-specific Protective Measures; and
- Regularly
assessing facilities for vulnerabilities and taking
measures to reduce them
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