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A script to check the USA's Homeland Security threat level
I share your intention of not going all political and whatnot. That said, please remember that the alert conditions most certainly do have very concrete and specific meanings. Airport and event security procedures differ under yellow and orange. Police and highway patrol procedures differ. Security conditions at hospitals, shopping malls, arenas, schools, and other places where lots of people gather differ significantly between yellow and orange. Procedures for the national guard differ. Under orange, air national guard units fly combat air patrols over sensitive places like cities and military installations, and the rules of engagement are altered. Under orange, incoming international passenger and cargo flights are intercepted by ANG aircraft, and often guided right in to their points of destination.
A script to check the USA's Homeland Security threat level
I do realize that this is OT, but what the hay. I work at one of the largest hospitals in the Chicago area, and we have no changing proceedures that change based on this 'threat level.' Most people here wouldn't even know what level it is on a given day.
A script to check the USA's Homeland Security threat level
Neither our local nor state change their police or highway patrol procedures when the threat levels change. In fact, they are so under funded - the stupid threat level color is the last thing they think about. Also, I have never noticed any change at any of our State Government facilities, nor in our airports. None of our shopping malls change a thing either. In fact, the only thing that I can recal changing with the terror threat level indicator is what they will allow into the local NBA games... They stop allowing bags or backpacks when the level gets elevated. That'll save the world...
The threat level color is the most useless and wasted effort in the government today, bar none. Aside from the stupidity of the color code system, this is a pretty cool hint though... Even if it serves no practical purpose...
A script to check the USA's Homeland Security threat level
I think you are closer than any other persion to this. Each institution or government facility is able to better assess its response and security diligence with the threat level. |
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