For Immediate Release
February 7, 2003
FEMA Action Response Steps During Periods of Orange-Level Heightened Alert
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:
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Continue all security requirements for previous Threat Conditions
- Contact security Points of Contact at least DAILY to collect and disseminate threat and intelligence information.
- Review plans for and be prepared to immediately implement SEVERE (Red) Threat Condition measures
- 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.
- Consider ACTIVATING Regional Operations Centers at Level 3.
- Place the on-call Emergency Support Team on ALERT (consider activating the EST at Level 3).
- Place the off-call Emergency Support Team on CALL.
- Consider ACTIVATING the Emergency Support Team at Level 3 at their COOP location.
- 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.
- Consider ACTIVATING the FEMA COOP Emergency Relocation Group if the threat is specific to the National Capital Region or area region.
- Place the Department and Agency COOP Emergency Relocation Group on ALERT if the threat is nonspecific.
- Consider ACTIVATING the Department and Agency COOP Emergency Relocation Group if the threat is specific to the National Capital Region or area region.
- Send ADVISORY to all Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces.
- Reaffirm communications lines with federal computer incident handling and response centers.
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