HSAS
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Homeland Security Advisory System
United States federal government program
terrorism threat advisory system
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.
Statements (50)
| 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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