Cabrillo Park Neighborhood Association

National Homeland Security Threat Levels

Red Cross Homeland Security Advisory System Recommendations

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:

We encourage you to print these PDF files.

Individuals (PDF)
Families (PDF)
Neighborhoods (PDF)
Schools (PDF)
Businesses (PDF)

Additional Materials and Resources for Use with the Homeland Security Advisory System and American Red Cross Recommendations
American Red Cross materials dealing with terrorism and unexpected events

Visit the on-line listing of available publications. Click on "Publications" then "Community Disaster Education" to get to lists of available materials such as:

Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected (S)
Shelter-in-Place in an Emergency (S)
Fact Sheet on Rolling Blackouts (S)
Family Disaster Planning (S)
Children and Disasters (S)
Special Needs
Animal Safety
Financial Preparedness
Business and Industry Guide
Notes:
American Red Cross Chapters can provide these materials and others at no cost or a nominal fee, depending on the item
Items with an (S) are available in Spanish

Links

http://redcross.org