FEMA Announces Actions In Response To "High" Security Risk
Release Date: May 20, 2003
Release Number: HQ-03-HighUpdate
In response to the elevation of the Homeland Security Advisory System to "High Security Risk" (Orange), the Federal Emergency Management Agency will take the following immediate actions:
- Continue all security requirements for previous Threat Conditions
- Contact security Points of Contact at least DAILY to collect and disseminate threat and intelligence information.
- Place the on-call Emergency Response Team -National on ALERT.
- Place the off-call Emergency Response Team -National on CALL.
- Place the National Capital Region Emergency Response Team -National on ALERT.
- Place the on-call Emergency Support Team on ALERT.
- Place the off-call Emergency Support Team on CALL.
- Place FEMA members rostered on the Consequence Management component of the Domestic Emergency Support Team on ALERT.
- Place the FEMA COOP Emergency Relocation Group on ALERT if the threat is nonspecific.
- Place the Department and Agency COOP Emergency Relocation Group on ALERT if the threat is nonspecific.
- Send ADVISORY to all Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces.
- Reaffirm communications lines with federal computer incident handling and response centers.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 03-Jun-2003 11:32:51