LOW (GREEN) Low Risk of Terrorist Attack

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive Emergency Response Plan that is shared with all departments/ensure that individual department heads understand the specific roles assigned to their departments by the Emergency Response Plan

• All departments continue to train personnel in accordance with the responsibilities assigned through the Emergency Response Plan

• Identify all critical facilities and potential risk areas and regularly assess for vulnerabilities to attack

• Conduct periodic drills incorporating all relevant departments utilizing the Unified Command system with full communications capabilities

• PUBLIC RESPONSE: request that residents remain observant and report any occurrences that seems out of place or unusual

GUARDED (Blue) General Risk of Attack

• Complete actions at lower level and the following:
  

• Ensure that the Town emergency communication plan is updated and that the necessary equipment is purchased
  

• Check inventory of all pertinent equipment, address shortcomings
  

• Check communications capabilities between emergency response departments (Police, Fire, EMS, EMA, Health, Public Works, Town Government); address any negative finding
  

• Review and, if necessary, update emergency response plan
  

• Initiate periodic meetings of emergency response departments
  

• PUBLIC RESPONSE: request that residents be alert to any suspicious activity and report it immediately

ELEVATED (Yellow) Significant Risk of Attack

• Complete actions at lower level and the following:
  

• Identify additional sources of assistance (personnel, equipment) from surrounding communities
  

• Coordinate emergency response plan with neighboring communications and review appropriate mutual aid agreements
  

• Confirm telephone, cell phone and pager numbers of all personnel in each emergency response department
  

• Develop alternate routes of transit for emergency evacuation
  

• Ensure that all emergency shelters are identified and prepared for use
  

• PUBLIC RESPONSE: residents should be encouraged to take the following actions:
  1) Establish an emergency communication plan for your family members in the case you are separated
  2) Create a contact phone list with family members, neighbors and necessary medical personnel
  3) Maintain a stock of necessary household items such as nonperishable foods, water, flashlights, batteries and a battery operated radio
  4) Keep necessary medications on-hand

HIGH (Orange) Severe Risk of Terrorist Attack

• Complete actions at lower level and the following:
  

• Establish weekly meetings of emergency response department heads who will review and update as necessary the emergency response plan
  

• Coordinate with the Superintendent of Schools as to the readiness of the primary emergency shelters, ensure availability of secondary shelters
  

• Coordinate necessary security efforts with Federal, State and local area law enforcement agencies
  

• Ensure that the communication plan is understood/practiced by all appropriate departments
  

• Restrict access to emergency response department to authorized personnel only
  

• PUBLIC RESPONSE: Residents should be alert to suspicious activities and report it immediately, exercise caution when traveling and take additional precautions at public events or when in large gatherings

RED (High): High Risk of Terrorist Attack

• Complete actions at lower level and the following
  

• Daily meetings of emergency response department heads

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