| The following Threat Conditions each
represent an increasing risk of terrorist attacks. Beneath each
Threat Condition are some suggested Protective Measures, recognizing
that the heads of Federal departments and agencies are responsible
for developing and implementing appropriate agency-specific
Protective Measures:
1. Low Condition (Green). This condition is
declared when there is a low risk of terrorist attacks. Federal
departments and agencies should consider the following general
measures in addition to the agency-specific Protective Measures they
develop and implement:
- Refining and exercising as appropriate preplanned Protective
Measures;
- Ensuring personnel receive proper training on the Homeland
Security Advisory System and specific preplanned department or
agency Protective Measures; and
- Institutionalizing a process to assure that all facilities and
regulated sectors are regularly assessed for vulnerabilities to
terrorist attacks, and all reasonable measures are taken to
mitigate these vulnerabilities.
2. Guarded Condition (Blue). This condition is
declared when there is a general risk of terrorist attacks. In
addition to the Protective Measures taken in the previous Threat
Condition, Federal departments and agencies should consider the
following general measures in addition to the agency-specific
Protective Measures that they will develop and implement:
- Checking communications with designated emergency response or
command locations;
- Reviewing and updating emergency response procedures; and
- Providing the public with any information that would
strengthen its ability to act appropriately.
3. Elevated Condition (Yellow). An Elevated
Condition is declared when there is a significant risk of terrorist
attacks. In addition to the Protective Measures taken in the
previous Threat Conditions, Federal departments and agencies should
consider the following general measures in addition to the
Protective Measures that they will develop and implement:
- Increasing surveillance of critical locations;
- Coordinating emergency plans as appropriate with nearby
jurisdictions;
- Assessing whether the precise characteristics of the threat
require the further refinement of preplanned Protective
Measures; and
- Implementing, as appropriate, contingency and emergency
response plans.
4. High Condition (Orange). A High Condition is
declared when there is a high risk of terrorist attacks. In addition
to the Protective Measures taken in the previous Threat Conditions,
Federal departments and agencies should consider the following
general measures in addition to the agency-specific Protective
Measures that they will develop and implement:
- Coordinating necessary security efforts with Federal, State,
and local law enforcement agencies or any National Guard or
other appropriate armed forces organizations;
- Taking additional precautions at public events and possibly
considering alternative venues or even cancellation;
- Preparing to execute contingency procedures, such as moving to
an alternate site or dispersing their workforce; and
- Restricting threatened facility access to essential personnel
only.
5. Severe Condition (Red). A Severe Condition
reflects a severe risk of terrorist attacks. Under most
circumstances, the Protective Measures for a Severe Condition are
not intended to be sustained for substantial periods of time. In
addition to the Protective Measures in the previous Threat
Conditions, Federal departments and agencies also should consider
the following general measures in addition to the agency-specific
Protective Measures that they will develop and implement:
- Increasing or redirecting personnel to address critical
emergency needs;
- Assigning emergency response personnel and pre-positioning and
mobilizing specially trained teams or resources;
- Monitoring, redirecting, or constraining transportation
systems; and
- Closing public and government facilities.
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