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DRAFT

State of Alaska Homeland Security

THREAT LEVEL PROCEDURES

GUARDED

Threat Condition

Critical Facilities Protective Action

State and Local Government Actions

Anticipated Public Response

Definition:  General Risk with no credible threats to specific targets.

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Continue all precautions from lower Threat Conditions.

 

●  Ensure that key leaders are familiar with the emergency response and business resumption plans.

●  Review, update and routinely exercise for functional areas of plans.

● Review and update the call down list for emergency response teams  

●  Develop or review Mutual Aid agreements with other facilities and/or with local government for use during emergencies.

●  Review physical security precautions to prevent theft, unauthorized entry or destruction of property.

Have you provided for:

   ●  Employee picture

   ID badges?

   ●  Background

    checks on all

    employees?

   ●  Access control 

   and locking of high

   security areas at all

   times?

   ●  All security keys

    marked with “Do

    not Duplicate?

   ●  Surveillance

    Cameras?

   ●  Backup power?

   ●  An alarm system?

Continue all precautions from lower Threat Conditions.

 

●  Estimate the threat vulnerability of each critical facility and the countermeasures required to protect them.

●  Ensure that each department is familiar with their assigned responsibilities during a disaster as shown in the plan and are prepared to respond.

●  Review communications plans and ensure the call-down procedures are current and accurate.

●  Conduct emergency management training and exercise emergency response plans.

●  Ensure all emergency management and response functions are adequately staffed.  Recruit and train volunteers to augment full time staff. 

●  Actively support the Neighborhood Watch, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Amateur Radio Emergency Service programs.

●  Remind citizen and employees to be alert for suspicious packages, activities, vehicles and to report these occurrences to the proper authority.

●  Secure buildings, unused rooms, storage areas, equipment and vehicles to prevent theft, tampering or destruction.

●  Evaluate information available on public websites that could compromise security.

●  Encourage all citizens and employees to have necessary immunizations.

 

In addition to all previously mentioned precautions, citizens are advised to:

●  Be alert to suspicious activity and report it to proper authorities.

●  Review family emergency plans.

●  Increase family emergency preparedness by purchasing supplies, food and storing water.

●  Be familiar with local natural and technological (man made) hazards in your community.

●  Increase individual or family emergency preparedness through training, maintaining good physical fitness and health, and storing food, water and emergency supplies.

●  Monitor local and national news for terrorist alerts.

●  Update immunizations.

●  Volunteer to assist and support the community emergency response agencies.

●  Take advantage of volunteer training opportunities.

 

 

 

Low                                                            High

Elevated                                                     Severe

 
 

P.O. Box 5750, Fort Richardson, AK 99505-5750
Phone: (907)428-7000 Fax: (907)428-7009
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