Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge presents the Homeland Security Advisory System to the media at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C, March 12. "The advisory system is based on five threat conditions or five different alerts: low, guarded, elevated, high and severe," said Director Ridge. ".it empowers government and citizens to take actions to address the threat." White House photo by Paul Morse.

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Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge presents the Homeland Security Advisory System to the media at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C, March 12. "The advisory system is based on five threat conditions or five different alerts: low, guarded, elevated, high and severe," said Director Ridge. ".it empowers government and citizens to take actions to address the threat." White House photo by Paul Morse.