Homeland Security Advisory System Threat Level
The Homeland Security Advisory System communicates the threat level to
citizens. It provides the framework to assign a threat level. Factors used
to assess the threat level include:
- Is the threat credible?
- Is the threat corroborated?
- Is the threat specific and/or imminent?
- How grave is the threat?
The U.S. Attorney General, in consultation
with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security, assigns the threat
level. There
are five
levels: low, guarded, elevated, high, and severe. October 18, 2005 – The
United States government lowered the national threat level for the mass
transit sector in August. The country remains at an elevated risk, Code
Yellow, for terrorist attack.
There
has been NO specific threat to the Clarksville-Montgomery
area or Homeland Security District 7.
Response Agency Actions at 'ELEVATED' Threat Level
- Assess and monitor for vulnerabilities and risk
- Test communications with designated agencies and jurisdictions
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Review emergency response procedures and plans
- Continue public
information activities
- Increase surveillance of critical locations
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Consider additional security efforts with law enforcement agencies
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Consider special precautions at public events
Homeland Security Recommendations
for Citizens
- Re-examine your family disaster plan and re-stock your disaster supplies kit.
- Establish an alternative meeting place away from your home with family and friends.
- Learn more about your child's school emergency notification and evacuation plans.
- Develop a family emergency communications plan with updated phone numbers.
- Identify alternate routes to/from home/school/work and practice them.
- Be alert to any suspicious activity and contact the proper authorities as necessary.
- Exercise caution when traveling.
For more information about how to keep your family and friends safe in time of disaster, please
visit these sites:
