Responding to the current threat level

• Complete recommended actions at lower level.
• Obtain copy of Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected brochure from your local Red Cross Chapter.
• Develop a personal disaster plan and disaster supplies kit using Red Cross brochures Your Family Disaster Plan and Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit.
• Examine volunteer opportunities in your community; choose an agency to volunteer with and receive initial training.
• Be alert to suspicious activity and report it to proper authorities.
• Ensure disaster supplies kit is stocked and ready.
• Check telephone numbers and e-mail addresses in your personal communication plan and update as necessary.
• Develop alternate routes to/from work/school and practice them.
• Continue to provide volunteer services.
• If not known to you, contact school to determine their emergency notification and evacuation plans for children.
• Develop alternate routes to/from work/school and practice them.
• Have a neighborhood meeting in order to identify neighbors who are elderly or have special needs. Assist them in development of a personal disaster plan and disaster supplies kit if requested.

Recommended responses to the terrorism threat level are derived from the American Red Cross. The complete website can be found at http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas/schools/hsasr.html