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The Homeland Security
Advisory System provides a comprehensive and effective means
to disseminate information regarding the risk of terrorist
attacks to State, and local authorities and to the people of
Oregon. It corresponds with the Federal Homeland
Security Advisory System.
As part of a series of
initiatives to improve coordination and communication among
all levels of government and the American public in the fight
against terrorism, President Bush signed Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 3, creating the Homeland Security
Advisory System (HSAS). The advisory system will be the
foundation for building a comprehensive and effective
communications structure for the dissemination of information
regarding the risk of terrorist attacks to all levels of
government and the American people.
For more information
regarding the Homeland Security Advisory System, click on the
Title above or the link here:
Homeland Security Advisory
System
American Red Cross Homeland Security
Advisory System Recommendations for Individuals, Families,
Neighborhoods, Schools, and Businesses
The White House issued
Homeland Security Directive-3, in March 2002, which
established five threat conditions for possible terrorist
attack: Green = Low; Blue = Guarded; Yellow = Elevated;
Orange = High; and Red = Severe.
General explanations were
given for preparedness activities for each level, but these
were intended mainly for government agencies. Across the
country questions of “What does a condition ‘yellow’ mean to
me or my family? or What does this mean to a business or
school?” remained. The American Red Cross recognized the
need and developed a complementary set of guidelines for the
following areas:
Click here for a
Spanish Version of the Recommendations
The files above are in Portable Document
Format (.pdf) and require Adobe Acrobat® Reader®
which can be downloaded free from
Adobe Acrobat.
We encourage you to print these PDF files.
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