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Federal Government Implements Operation Liberty Shield
Operation LIBERTY SHIELD is a comprehensive national plan designed to increase protections for America's citizens and infrastructure while maintaining the free flow of goods and people across our border with minimal disruption to our economy and way of life. Operation LIBERTY SHIELD is a multi-department, multi-agency, national team effort. It includes:

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Shelter-in-Place in an Emergency

What Shelter-in-Place Means:
One of the instructions you may be given in an emergency where hazardous materials may have been released into the atmosphere is to shelter-in-place. This is a precaution aimed to keep you safe while remaining indoors. (This is not the same thing as going to a shelter in case of a storm.) Shelter-in-place means selecting a small, interior room, with no or few windows, and taking refuge there. It does not mean sealing off your entire home or office building.

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FEMA Announces Actions In Response To "High" Security Risk

Release Date: March 17, 2003

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:

Continue all security requirements for previous Threat Conditions
Contact security Points of Contact at least DAILY to collect and disseminate threat and intelligence information.
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.
Place the on-call Emergency Support Team on ALERT.
Place the off-call Emergency Support Team on CALL.
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.
Place the Department and Agency COOP Emergency Relocation Group on ALERT if the threat is nonspecific.
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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