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Homeland Security
Advisory System
LOW
Low
Condition 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.
GUARDED
Guarded
Condition Blue
General risk of terrorist attacks.
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.
ELEVATED
Elevated
Condition Yellow
Significant risk of terrorist attacks.
In addition to the previously
outlined protective measures, the following may be applied:
- Increasing surveillance of
critical locations;
- Coordinating emergency
plans with nearby jurisdictions;
- Assessing further
refinement of protective measures within context of
current threat information; and
- Implementing, as
appropriate, contingency and emergency response plans.
HIGH
High
Condition Orange
High risk of terrorist attacks.
In addition to previously
outlined protective measures, the following may be applied:
- 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.
SEVERE
Severe Condition 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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