HSAS

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HSAS is the acronym for the Homeland Security Advisory System, a former color-coded alert system used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to communicate terrorism threat levels to the public and government agencies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Homeland Security Advisory System
United States federal government program
terrorism threat advisory system
acronymFor Homeland Security Advisory System NERFINISHED
administeredBy United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
appliesTo federal government agencies
general public
local government agencies
private sector organizations
state government agencies
colorMeaning Blue indicates general risk of terrorist attacks
Green indicates low risk of terrorist attacks
Orange indicates high risk of terrorist attacks
Red indicates severe risk of terrorist attacks
Yellow indicates significant risk of terrorist attacks
communicationChannel government press releases
media announcements
official government websites
communicationMethod color-coded alert levels
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdInResponseTo September 11 attacks NERFINISHED
criticizedFor being too vague
lack of specific actionable guidance
potentially causing public confusion
remaining at elevated levels for long periods
endDate 2011-04-26
feature five color-coded threat levels
fullName Homeland Security Advisory System NERFINISHED
introducedBy George W. Bush administration NERFINISHED
United States federal government NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States homeland security
legalBasis Homeland Security Presidential Directive-3 NERFINISHED
operatedBy United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
purpose to communicate terrorism threat levels
to inform government agencies about terrorism threats
to inform the public about terrorism threats
relatedTo National Terrorism Advisory System NERFINISHED
United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
replacedBy National Terrorism Advisory System NERFINISHED
sectorSpecificAdjustments allowed different threat levels for different sectors
startDate 2002-03-12
status discontinued
replaced
threatLevel Blue
Green
Orange NERFINISHED
Red
Yellow
usedDuring Iraq War period
post-9/11 era

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